But Humm is a decidedly homey, nostalgic place, with garnet, sage, and ochre velvet seats and a central hearth, which was not yet lit when Daniel Humm, the chef known for his decades at the helm of Eleven Madison Park—the standard-bearer for lavish tasting menus—surveyed the space a few weeks before its opening. Humm said he believed that all his restaurants were “soulful” but noted that “everything on this menu is very recognizable—the roast chicken here is my mom’s roast chicken.