Tasting Collective Blog

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

Nouveau Comfort Dinner Series

High Street on Hudson in New York

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Expectations were sky-high for our first collaboration withHigh Street on Hudson, giventhe runaway success of our event series last year at the restaurant's big sister, High Street on Market, in Philly. To be frank, things got off to a bit of a bumpy start, as we were informed shortly before the...

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Old World Inspired Dinner Event

The Plimoth in Denver

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Our first dinner Denver event is officially a wrap, and oh, what an event it was! From the food quality, to the service, to Chef/Owner Pete Ryan's storytelling/charisma, this one truly hit the nail on the head on all fronts according to attendees in their post-event surveys. Chef Pete's...

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Nouveau Indian Dinner Series

Grand Trunk Road in Chicago

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It had been ages since our last Indian-focused event in Chicago (shoutout to Mango Pickle!), and it's been almost 9 months since we last recapped a CHI event series (shoutout to Income Tax!). So, we figured a recap of our event series at Grand Trunk Road was in order. Expectations among members...

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Contemporary Taiwanese Dinner Series

Maketto in Washington, DC

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We were particularly excited for this event series, as it's not every day we get to collaborate with a chef that has THIS impressive of a resume. Maketto's Executive Chef/Owner Erik Bruner-Yang is without a doubt regarded as one of DC's brightest culinary stars, having earned numerous James Beard...

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Modern Iberian Dinner Series

Peninsula in Nashville

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Expectations were through the roof for ourFIRST-EVER Nashville event series, given that we were hosting it at Eater Nashville's 2018 Restaurant of the Year. And, just a few days before our event, Executive Chef Jake Howell won Nashville Scene's Iron Fork trophy,which we found out is a pretty big...

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