Tasting Collective Blog

Where we memorialize some of our past
tasting events with photos and recaps!

Chinese Nostalgia Dinner Series

MáLà Project in New York

150+ members and guests came out for this event series with Executive Chef Zilong Zhao and Owner Amelie Kang! Chef Zhao doesn't speak English, but Ms. Kang graciously translated for him whenever they came out to share stories. Unsurprisingly given that the restaurant built their name upon this di...

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Alpine Inspired Dinner Series

Table, Donkey and Stick in Chicago

This was our first-ever collaboration with Table, Donkey and Stick. BUT, it was not our first event with Executive Chef Justin Moser, as he was in the kitchen as Sous Chef at our Salero Dinner Series a few months back; that's a first! However, this time around Chef Moser was the star of the show,...

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Globally Inspired Dinner Series

Heritage in Chicago

It was only a matter of time until caviar made an appearance at an event series. And, thanks to Chef/Owner Guy Meikle, we can officially check that off of the TC bucket list. For our first-ever collaboration with Heritage, Chef Meikle pulled out all the stops and, according to attendee feedback c...

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Modern Basque Dinner Series

Salero in Chicago

Our first collaboration with Salero is officially a wrap, and it's safe to say that we will be coming back! We were pretty excited about this one, as Chef Ashlee Aubin has an incredibly impressive resume and, clearly, that excitement was shared among the Chicago TC membership base; 130 members an...

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Contemporary Mexican Dinner Series

Hecho En Dumbo in New York

It had been over a year since our last event with at Hecho En Dumbo, so this event series was definitely way over! Chef Danny Mena was eager to welcome us back, and created a special menu filled entirely with new creations to test out on us and, of course, we were beyond eager to serve as his gui...

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