Tasting Collective Blog

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

Revisiting Roots Dinner Series

The Duck Inn in Chicago

This was our first-ever event series at The Duck Inn and our first trip to Bridgeport. We couldn't have imagined a better person to welcome us to the neighborhood than Chef Kevin Hickey, whose familial history in Bridgeport goes back 5 generations! Chef Hickey put together an incredibly adventuro...

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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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