Hand reaching for bao buns with fried filling on a blue-patterned plate on a light blue geometric background.

BELOW ARE ALL OF THE CHEFS THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH ON OUR FLAGSHIP DINNER SERIES SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2020. EACH CHEF IS LISTED WITH THEIR POSITION AND PLACE OF WORK AT THE TIME THAT THEY WERE IN OUR PROGRAM. MANY OF THEM HAVE SINCE MOVED TO NEW RESTAURANTS, GOTTEN PROMOTIONS, OR LEFT RESTAURANT KITCHENS TO WORK ON OTHER PROJECTS.

SEASON 9

SPRING 2026, NYC

ADITYA MISHRA
Line Cook - Le Bernardin

KEVIN JORDAN
Line Cook - Borgo

IMOGEN BABER
Line Cook - Eleven Madison Park

SEASON 8

FALL 2025, NYC

PAYSON STULTZ
CDC - Lilia

CASEY LYNFIELD
Exec. Sous - San Sabino

LARS VARLEY
CDC - HAGS

SEASON 7

SUMMER 2025, NYC

A man with a beard, wearing a maroon cap backwards, a gray shirt, and a brown apron, smiling in a kitchen.

TJ HOY
CDC - Gage and Tollner

A man with a beard and tattoos holds a large red fish on his shoulders in a restaurant or bar setting.

KAI CHRISTENSEN
Sous Chef - Penny

A woman with short hair, wearing a white button-up shirt, black long sleeves underneath, a white cap, and an Apple Watch, stands with her arms crossed in front of a restaurant window with a yellow sign that reads 'Lemon's.'

KELLEY PITTMAN
Sous Chef - Leon’s

SEASON 6

SPRING 2025, NYC

A smiling man working in a kitchen behind a counter, wearing glasses, a dark baseball cap, a light-colored shirt, and an apron.

RICH HAYDINGER
Line Cook - Ernesto’s

A young man standing outside a restaurant called 'Chez Ma Tante', wearing a navy blue t-shirt, a gray baseball cap, and a white apron. He has tattoos on his left arm and is looking at the camera.

GABE BORGES
CDC - Chez Ma Tante

Smiling female restaurant employee standing behind the bar counter, wearing a white shirt and a gray apron, in a modern restaurant with wooden accents and shelves displaying glasses and bottles.

ANNIKA ALTURA
Line Cook - Lola’s

SEASON 5

FALL 2024, NYC

Man wearing a navy shirt and pink cap standing against a textured brick wall, displaying arm tattoos.

CHRISTIAN CZERNICKI
CDC - Union Square Cafe

A person in a kitchen wearing a white apron and holding a pan of food. They are standing next to a stove in a commercial kitchen setting with pots hanging above.

SARA PAGAN
Sous Chef - Agi’s Counter

Man stocking shelves in a commercial kitchen storeroom, wearing a black bandana, apron, and blue gloves, surrounded by food containers.

JOSH BUCKMIRE
Sous Chef - Sofreh

SEASON 4

SUMMER 2024, NYC

Chef organizing containers of greens and ingredients in a commercial kitchen refrigerator.

NELSON INFANTE
Sous Chef - Shukette

Chef holding a raw salmon fillet in a kitchen

JOE MARDAUS
Line Cook - 63 Clinton

Person wearing a white apron, looking into an open oven from the inside and reaching into it.

SKYLAR MOSCA
CDC - Sailor

SEASON 3

SPRING 2024, NYC

Person seated, wearing a chef's uniform with apron, smiling in a modern, well-lit room.

INDIA DORIS
CDC - Saga

Man wearing glasses and a black cap, smiling, standing with arms crossed in front of a wooden wall, dressed in a light gray hoodie.

NOAH PONJUAN
Sous Chef - The Musket Room

Person standing in front of a door with the name "estela" written on it.

HANNAH MUSANTE
Line Cook - Etela

SEASON 2

WINTER 2023, NYC

A person in a white shirt and black cap standing in a walk-in cooler, holding open a plastic strip curtain, with shelving and blue fans in the background.

DREW JOHNSON
Sous Chef - Don Angie

A young woman with wavy, shoulder-length brown hair and a septum piercing, wearing a blue button-up shirt, standing in front of a textured brick wall.

ALI GHRISKEY
Exec Sous - K’Far

A man wearing a blue shirt and apron stands in front of a blue storefront with a sign that reads 'Ensenada' and 'Mariscos + Mezcales.'

PHILIPP KHARABARIN
CDC - Ensenada

SEASON 1

FALL 2023, NYC

Person standing in a doorway labeled "Employees Only, Deliveries, Watch Your Step" on a city street.

AGNESS KIM
Exec. Sous - Bonnie’s

Person smiling, wearing a blue cap and white shirt, standing with hands on hips, near a window with blinds.

NADINE GHANTOUS
Sous Chef - Rolo’s

Man in glasses and apron sitting outside near plants.

JONATHAN VOGT
Line Cook - The Four Horsemen

PILOT

WINTER 2020, NYC

Man with a beard in a hoodie sitting indoors

MATT MIGLIORE
Sous Chef - Morimoto