They had no reservations.
Despite being dressed for yard work, Sen. John Fetterman of Perpetual Disqualification breezes through the doors of the three-Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park for a one-on-one conversation with The Post. is.
The staff at the famous Flatiron restaurant, where a prix-fixe 10-course tasting menu is available for $365, welcomes the Pennsylvania ragamuffin without much fuss into the intimate lounge, where it’s ready for an interview with Post reporter John Levine. Responded to extensive interviews.
Mr. Levine famously dressed up like Fetterman last year to see if he could take down the city’s best restaurants, and he did it again Wednesday night.
Eleven Madison doesn’t officially impose a formal dress code and has previously said it welcomes post-Fettermans, but Paul, who is famous for his rumpled Pauls, is still wondering if they will keep that promise. I wanted to know.
“I’m opening the door for other slobs,” he said triumphantly after taking a seat without incident. “We’re pushing the frontiers of how to get dressed up, go out, and have fun at a fine dining restaurant.”
The senators shared Tannenzapful German Pilsner during an hour-long tête-à-tête.
“Do you have any gold bars? I’d like some for my mattress,” said the embattled senator, who was arrested by federal authorities in September for possession of gold bars and is facing a slew of corruption charges. He joked, subtly alluding to his colleague, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.).
After drinking, Fetterman and the Post were led into the kitchen and given an unscheduled private tour of the facility. That included a complimentary digestif made with coconut milk, kumquat and bergamot.
“It’s refreshing,” Fetterman marveled as he cut it off. “I don’t even know how you can invent something like this.”
Fetterman said his family is always happy to see him in the New York Record, for better or for worse.
“My dad is proud every time I write for the Post. He loves The Post.”
