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Humm Packed the Dining Room With Friends for the NYT Critic
“So on nights that we thought he would come, we would invite a bunch of people, friends, regular guests. So the restaurant felt full when he came.”
Humm: The US can end hunger if restaurants provide 200 subsidized meals
“So if we cook more family meals, And we give, you know, every restaurant gives 200 family meals a day to people in need, and somehow we figure out through the government, through tax, ah, cuts, through fundraising, we figure out that, that we can pay for these…”
Eleven Madison Park's revenue dropped significantly after its plant-based pivot
“We definitely saw a dip in, in, in revenue because the audience we're catering to became a lot smaller.”
Eleven Madison Park's plant-based transition raised its labor costs by 20%
“Our labor costs went up by, like, 20%.”
Humm argues fine dining will always exist as a cultural institution
“Fine dining will always be, will always exist. Because it's the highest form of cooking. It's like saying there won't be any ballet anymore, or any classical music, or, I mean, this is part of the culture.”
Eleven Madison Park is the first plant-based restaurant awarded three stars
“There's never been a restaurant. That received three Michelin stars with a plant-based cuisine.”
Suppliers felt Eleven Madison Park turned its back after plant-based switch
“Some of our suppliers were upset, and they felt like somehow we are turning our back on them, which of course in a way we did because we stopped ordering certain things”
Humm: Only 10 of 300 staff volunteered for EMP's relief kitchen
“Well, really, I got 10 responses out of 300 people, which was quite, you know, that, that was a difficult part.”
Eleven Madison Park employs over 200 people to serve 100 daily diners
“It's fundamentally different, but we have over 200 people working in a restaurant that serves a hundred people.”
Humm Dropped Out of School at 14 to Cycle Professionally
“When I was 14 years old, I had the opportunity to join a team and actually to really pursue it as a professional career and sort of leave school behind.”
Humm Earned His First Michelin Star After Six Months as Head Chef
“So quickly that after six months I was named discovery of the year and received a Michelin star.”
Eleven Madison Park Survived Nights With Only Four Guests in 2008
“Like we had so many meetings in those six months where we said, hey, we lost money every month, like huge amounts. I mean, we had nights where we had four guests. In the restaurant.”
EMP Never Had an Empty Seat After Its NYT Review
“The review came out, and it was a glowing review, and we never had an empty seat since that day.”
EMP Cooked Over One Million Relief Meals During the Pandemic
“We've cooked over one million meals out of the kitchen of 11 Madison Park since March.”
Eleven Madison Park Prepared for Bankruptcy During the Pandemic
“We faced bankruptcy. You know, we had engaged bankruptcy lawyers to understand what that means, what that would look like.”
Humm: Eleven Madison Park produced 5,000 relief meals daily during the pandemic
“Yeah, so we're making 3000 meals a day here at 11 Madison, and by this Monday we activated a second kitchen of our fast casual restaurant, and we're Doing 2000 additional meals, so we're producing 5000 meals a day right now.”