Eat More Plants. A Chef's Journal is a collection of Daniel Humm's drawings and handwritten
thoughts charting the re-imagination of his acclaimed three-Michelin-Star restaurant Eleven
Madison Park as wholly plant-based in 2021. Shaped by the seasonality underlying Humm's cooking
the book is structured into a section each for spring summer fall and winter. His drawings
are spontaneous and painterly celebrating the bounty of predominantly local fruits and
vegetables that inspires his creations-from familiar characters such as the carrot and cherry
to the more exotic elderflower and matsutake mushroom. On the back of the drawings Humm has
written notes on the ideas beliefs and uncertainties behind his decision to re-invent (and
risk) the 25-year story of Eleven Madison Park: "Our cooking should not conform to society it
should be a resolution Most days we see endless possibility some days fear clouds our vision
This isn't just an artistic experiment it's our livelihood." The result is a revealing visual
diary of a chef dedicated to pro-planet values as the basis of fine dining and the liberating
realization that following traditions had been his greatest limitation.
