Theatre of Food

A new fine dining initiative aims to bring the whole Michelin star restaurant experience into the home, with virtual chef interactions and great ingredients.

The Chef Supper Club’ is the brainchild of Michelin Star chef Damien Grey and filmmaker Mark Wooderson, so naturally it is a blend of cinematic experience with fine dining. Best of all you get to experience the media and food combination from the comfort of your own home.

The concept was born out of the knowledge that eating at home is just not the same thing as enjoying the atmosphere, service and wine expertise of a fine dining establishment. This is food, wine and a virtual experience wrapped up in an event that will help to bring the restaurant experience to life.

Co-founder of The Chef Supper Club, Damien Grey said: “We want to deliver a Michelin star experience but also want to be able to have the opportunity to showcase the most creative people working in food and beverage today.”

As well as Damien and Mark there are two other co-founders including Sharyn Mitchell, formerly producer on The Restaurant, Showhouse and Tastes Like Home with Catherine Fulvio. Ann-Marie Sheehan, founder of Aspire PR will be the Communications Director.

The menu is prepared by a top chef with live interaction and hands-on cooking on the night. For food lovers this is heaven as you can learn more about the dish and what inspired it. The Chef Supper Club delivers the ingredients, along with wine matches and there are three experiences to choose from. ‘Bring the Restaurant Home’, ‘From Scratch’ and ‘Potions’ where you will learn and interact with the experts. The virtual events debut in September, promising to be “a paramount taste experience unlike any other”. Each menu is designed and curated by some of Ireland’s top chefs with wine pairings selected by sommelier Cathryn Bell (Wine Rover).

Three Experiences

1. Bring the Restaurant Home

Five courses of an exclusive Tasting Menu and the option of unique wine pairings selected by sommelier Cathryn Bell. You can sit back and enjoy documentary shorts giving you an insight into the food that you are about to eat, the provenance of the ingredients, the story behind each dish. A rare opportunity to know the mind behind your meal in an intimate way.

2. From Scratch 

Multi-episode experiences with a guided live tutorial on the creation of dishes ‘From Scratch’. If you want to learn how to make the ultimate sourdough, become an expert saucier, create desserts worthy of the patisserie, become a braai (barbecue) master or learn to really use your sous vide then these are for you.

 3. Potions

 From wine and beer appreciation courses to cocktail pairings, this is where you go to learn all about the most important accompaniment to your meal, the drinks. A wide range of non-alcoholic offerings will also be covered.

The first four ‘Bring the Restaurant Home’ one-night-only dining experiences start from €120 for a five-course tasting menu for two with the following chefs…

Ciaran Sweeney - The former Head Chef at Forest & Marcy, Dublin will be showcasing his menu live from the kitchen in the Olde Glen Bar & Restaurant in Glen village, Carrigart, Donegal, where Ciaran is now Head Chef. Saturday September 11

Grainne O’Keefe – Revisit your childhood with a front-row seat in Grainne’s new restaurant, ‘Mae’ in Dublin. This unique Sunday lunch menu is inspired by the tastes and flavours she remembers from her childhood visits to her grandparents in Leitrim. Sunday September 26  

Mike Tweedie - Bring the taste of the West to Dublin with a live demonstration from Liath in Blackrock for one night only. His menu will contain the best of his local suppliers as well some of his own 'go to favourites’ Saturday October 9

Killian Crowley - Killian is based in Sonas, Luxembourg and his food ethos can be summed up as ‘sonas’ which is Irish for ‘happiness’. Killian will be there for people that want to learn, refine and develop new skills, sharing all of the culinary wisdom he gathered on his travels. Saturday October 23 

Chefs taking part in future menus will include Enda McEvoy, Ahmet Dede, Haleigh Whelan, and Aishling Moore.

To book visit thechefsupperclub.com