Chef and Restaurant Benefit Dinners

King

When
October 28, 2024
Where
King 18 King St
New York, NY

King is relaxed, simple and elegant. From the dining room’s muted tones and white tablecloths to the ever-changing offerings steeped in traditional flavor pairings and techniques — it is both a neighborhood restaurant as well as a celebratory destination. Chef Angeles’s menu for the 90/90 celebration will pay homage to Jacques Pépin’s hometown, Bourg-en-Bresse, and their traditional celebration of La Fête du Vincuit.

Highlights

  • Join Jess and Angeles while they prepare an evening inspired by the traditional, regional food of Jacques Pépin’s hometown, Bourg-en-Bresse
  • A four course à la carte menu will be served at this intimate dinner
  • Dishes will include poulet à la crème, saucisson en brioche and feature seasonal delights like galette bressane.
  • An optional regional wine pairing will be available
  • Proceeds will support the Jacques Pépin Foundation. Your ticket purchase helps transform lives through culinary education, and we deeply appreciate your generous support.

Details

  • Staggered seating from 5:00 to 10:00 PM
  • For more information, contact King
  • 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.

Event Hosts

Jess Shadbolt and Angeles Chavarria

Jess Shadbolt Chef owner of King

Angeles Chavarria Executive Chef

Chef Jess Shadbolt is a British born chef, restaurateur and soon to be cookbook author. Along with her partners she opened King — a restaurant that changes the menu daily — in 2016. In 2018 Jess was one of Food and Wine’s Best New Chefs. King gained a two-star review from Pete Well’s in The New York Times later that year.

Chef Angeles Chavarria began her career in New York City working under James Kent at The Nomad Hotel. Soon after joining King, her love and passion for Southern French food shone through and she soon worked her way to becoming King’s beloved Executive Chef.

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