Channy's Travels: Eleven Madison Park and Other Restaurants

Well this is it! Six days later and I'm sitting in Jfk Airport finishing off my first leg of my trip and waiting to board my Rio de Janerio bound plane, It's a strange mix of feelings at the moment. It's quite surreal that I'll be leaving the continent to a foreign and new hemisphere for the next six months, excitement to play futbol on the beaches and explore the carioca's (rio locals) lifestyle, and lastly a touch of anxiety not wanting to get lost or worse while I get used to it all!

So thats the future and present, lets finish off the last half of New York. In the last few days I've checked out Brooklyn bridge, MoMa, Top of the Rock and the nice shaded grass area in Madison Square Park. Grass area in a park you might be thinking?? Well I took a fantastic three hour nap after the best meal of my life at Eleven Madison Park.

Eleven Madison Park - Three Michelin Stars, 4th best restaurant in the world, and I was lucky and scored a reservation!

Every bit of hype and anticipation I've had built up in anticipation was Far surpassed as the meal was unlike anything I've ever experienced before.

Caviar, Smoked potato sorbet, Potato tuile

From the first bites of Apple cheddar cookie to PERFECT duck breast with roasted rhubarb and shallots to my final nibbles of shaved ice with green apple syrup and compressed apples, everything was brilliant, playful and absolutely delicious. The service was whimsical and well orchestrated, serving up a tableside Waldorf salad as well as having my own mini pretzel picnic.

They knew I was a friend of Charlie and ended up hooking me up with wine pairings to go with my meal. After a glass of champagne, a champagne cocktail, two glasses of white, one red, one beer, and a sip of apple brandy, it was nap time. I stumbled over into a sunbathing area in the park and promptly took a beautiful three hour nap. Woke up and I was still smiling from the meal ;)