NYC's Grid System Survives EMP's

Diner's Journal confirms the news today regarding yesterday's tweet from Ryan Sutton. Sutton, NYC food critic for Bloomberg News who keeps tabs on dining deals via the Price Hike and the Bad Deal, revealed via Twitter yesterday that "Eleven Madison Park dropped its grid format." The 16-item grid was introduced in September 2010 and invited diners to choose ingredients from each of four sections and have their meal built around those choices. It was one of many changes to take place at the restaurant that year and was designed to strike up a dialogue between guests and service staff. Two years later, the grid falls victim to the constant evolution that has come to define the four star restaurant.

On their website, the restaurant still invites guests "to share any allergies, dietary restrictions, and ingredient preferences with us so that we can tailor our menu to each individual," but the grid is gone. A meal at Eleven Madison Park remains 16 courses, $195, and epic. [DJ] [Twitter]