Get Your Tickets: Michelin-Starred Guest Chef Dinner at Benno Sept 17th
Chef Jonathan Benno (Per Se and Lincoln), will be hosting a one-night only 5 course dinner and pairing experience at Benno happening next Tuesday, September 17th with Chef James Knappett, whom you might recognized from Netflix’s The Final Table, and Sommelier Sandia Chang (UK Bubbledogs Champagne Bar &Kitchen Sink). The dinner is $185 and reservations are limited.
Leading up to the Guest Chef Dinner, guests can have a taste of the action beforehand at Benno’s sister restaurant located downstairs, Leonelli Taberna, which will be offering a new menu item curated by Chef Knappett — Fennel Pork Sausage with Union Square Green Market tomatoes, corn, and basil topped with Bubble Dogs famous black garlic ketchup.
The Legacy Guest Chef Dinners are put on to feature chefs who have previously worked with Chef Benno and have gone on to tremendous success with their own restaurants around the world. Knappett and Chang opened Bubbledogs Champagne Bar and Kitchen Table in August 2012 in the UK. Awarded a Michelin star in 2014, Knappett is Head Chef and prepares, cooks and serves a daily-changing 14-course menu of meticulously sourced and foraged British ingredients.
Chang is a Sommelier and was awarded Best Front of House at the GQ Food and Drink Awards in 2018. The duo provides true harmony between the kitchen and service teams and was awarded a “Welcome Service Award” by Michelin.