Emmer and Rye
- When
- May 22, 2025
- Where
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Emmer and Rye
51 Rainey, Suite 110
Austin, TX - Tickets/Info
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At it’s core, Emmer & Rye connects people with farmers, showcases the land around us, and takes pride in geeking out over techniques both ancient and new. Breaking Bread allows us to bring in friends who share those same passions. In this special Breaking Bread, we are celebrating Jacques Pépin’s 90th birthday and fundraising for the Jacques Pépin Foundation. Join Tavel Bristol Joseph and Kevin Fink as they return to Emmer & Rye for one night to honor the culinary legend.
Highlights
- Celebrating iconic dishes from Jacques Pépin cookbooks
- Casual à la carte format
- Join award winning chefs Tavel Bristol Joseph and Kevin Fink as they return to Emmer and Rye for one night
- Opened in 2014, Emmer and Rye is a Michelin Green Star Recipient
Details
- Proceeds will support the Jacques Pépin Foundation. Your ticket purchase helps transform lives through culinary education, and we deeply appreciate your generous support.
- Jacques Pépin proudly supports our 90/90 Celebrations. While he can't be present at all of them, we invite you to check our website for details on the events where he will joining in celebration.
- For more information, contact Emmer and Rye
Event Hosts
Tavel Bristol-Joseph
Partner, Pastry chef and Director of Hospitality, Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group
Tavel Bristol-Joseph is a Partner, Pastry Chef and Director of Hospitality for Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group’s seven concepts in Austin and San Antonio. Bristol-Joseph is also a partner in Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group’s Pullman Market in San Antonio, where he leads the intimate 20-seat dessert bar concept, Nicosi.
Fink and Bristol-Joseph decided to move to Austin to open Emmer & Rye in November 2015. Emmer & Rye has been included in Bon Appetit’s “America’s Best Restaurants 2016,” list, as well as named Austin American-Statesman’s “2018 Best Restaurant in Austin.” In 2020, Bristol-Joseph opened Hestia with Fink which has been named “#1 Best New Restaurant in America” by Robb Report. Bristol-Joseph was named one of FOOD & WINE Magazine’s “Best New Chefs of 2020,” and in 2022, Canje was awarded “Best New Restaurant 2022” by Bon Appetit and featured in The New York Times as one of “America’s Best Restaurants of 2022.” Bristol-Joseph was a 2023 and 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist for “Best Chef: Texas,” and in 2024, he was named “Pastry Chef of the Year” by Esquire.
Kevin Fink
Partner/executive chef, Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group
Kevin Fink is the partner and executive chef of five nationally renowned restaurants in Austin, Texas including Emmer & Rye, Hestia, Kalimotxo, Canje and Ezov, as well as two concepts in San Antonio, Ladino and Henbit. Fink has also led the development of Pullman Market in San Antonio, the largest culinary market in the Southwest featuring a specialty grocer, a whole animal butcher, a sourdough bakery, a chef supply shop, five quick-service eateries and four distinct restaurants – Mezquite, Fife & Farro, Isidore and Nicosi. Fink’s culinary career began over 15 years ago, but his love for food, restaurants and hospitality developed at an early age when he would trail his father, learning the ins and outs of the restaurant industry.
Fink opened the first concept, Emmer & Rye, in late 2015 and was soon named one of Food & Wine magazine’s “Best New Chefs” and awarded “Best New Restaurant 2016” by Bon Appetit. In 2020, Fink opened Hestia, which has been named “#1 Best New Restaurant in America” by Robb Report, and he has also been a finalist for James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest (2019) and Best Chef: Texas (2020). In 2022, Fink’s restaurant Canje was awarded “Best New Restaurant 2022” by Bon Appetit and was featured in The New York Times as one of “America’s Best Restaurants of 2022.”
Fink’s restaurants have also earned significant recognition in Texas’ inaugural Michelin Guide announced in November 2024. Ezov and Nicosi received Michelin recommendations, Emmer & Rye and Ladino were awarded Bib Gourmands, and Emmer & Rye was one of only two restaurants in Texas to receive a Michelin Green Star. Additionally, Hestia received a prestigious Michelin Star.
Fink currently lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Alicynn, and son, Hudson.