These are the people cooking your food. We think you should get to know them.
What The Lineup Is
We create access between diners and working cooks through events, content, and collaborations that feel personal, social, and rooted in restaurant culture. Everything we do is designed to feel human and lived-in, not staged or overly explained.
The platform is intentionally flexible. Sometimes it shows up as a dinner. Sometimes it looks like a story, a collaboration, or a room full of people meeting each other for the first time. The format changes. The point stays the same.
How We Work
We allow chefs to focus on ideas.
![Chefs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646c13ced3b2ce79a450d422/69f4a1a2-b220-4e1f-a236-2bd168102f9e/Pans.png?format=2500w")
That means that venue sourcing, marketing, ticketing, staffing, pricing, brand integration, creative direction, media production, and operational logistics are handled by our team.
We build the structure. Chefs bring the passion and creativity.
Staying connected beyond the table.
![Diners](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/646c13ced3b2ce79a450d422/05f6ecb9-ad40-4dd1-b7d6-b7a33d98e784/Frans.png?format=2500w")
Access for diners shows up in different ways. Sometimes it's in the room, through intimate, community focused events. Other times it's through our media and storytelling, where diners get a closer look at how chefs think, cook, and build their careers.
Integration into restaurant culture.
The Lineup develops event integrations, custom programming, creative direction, and media assets that feel native to the chef and dining communities we serve.
Our partnerships are built to feel aligned, not imposed.
Who We Are
Elena Besser
FOUNDER / CULINARY DIRECTOR
Jackson Cook
CO-FOUNDER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Graham Burns
CO-FOUNDER / CONTENT DIRECTOR