Eleven Madison Park is Returning to the Hamptons

EMP Summer House, the pop-up restaurant that debuted in East Hampton last summer, is coming back. But this year is extra special because it will also have a winter counterpart in Aspen. The summer pop-up happened because restaurateur Will Guidara and Chef Daniel Humm decided to close Eleven Madison Park for a major renovation after it was named the best restaurant in the world. But they didn’t want their staff to be jobless while the three-Michelin starred restaurant was shuttered for the summer.

So excited to announce that part of our team will be heading back to the beach this summer to launch #EMPSummerHouse in partnership with @AmericanExpress, where we’ll focus on the local seafood and ingredients of the Hamptons! And what’s more, that same group will head to Aspen later this year to launch #EMPWinterHouse (along with our friends at #AmericanExpress), looking to my Swiss roots for menu inspiration. Really can’t wait to share more details soon. (Link in bio for more info) #makeitnice

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The pop-up featured down-home dishes like fried chicken and lobster rolls and was unsurprisingly the most requested reservation in the country last summer through American Express Platinum Concierge. This year, the pop-up will be open May 25 through Labor Day and reservations, —which are open only to American Express card members—will be available beginning May 1 at empsummerhouse.com. The dishes will be similar to last year, and a few confirmed menu items include lobster tempura with bibb lettuce, pickled radish and chile-lime aioli; tomato salad with strawberries and almonds; and ribeye for two, wood-fired with shallot, parmesan, and potato. Meanwhile, the Aspen pop-up will operate from December 2018 through March 2019, according to Town & Country, and Humm wrote on Instagram that he “will be looking to my Swiss roots for menu inspiration.”