Pop-Up Dinner: Guest Chef Ben Grupe
Gold, silver, diamonds and stars. Our guest chef of this evening, Chef Ben Grupe, possesses all of these as a Bocuse d’Or Team USA finalist, ACF Team Captain and the Executive Chef of St. Louis’s celebrated Elaia & Olio Restaurants.
Elaia is an award-wining restaurant offering a singular dining experience, featuring the spectacular cuisine of celebrated Chef Ben Grupe. Chef Ben Grupe’s precise style is an homage to classical technique and tradition. His global cuisine is a celebration of food cultures from around the world and a tribute to the bountiful Midwest.
In 2016, as Team Captain in the Culinary Olympics, Chef Ben Grupe led the American team to three gold medals. The following year, Chef competed in the American tryouts for the Bocuse d’Or, the most prestigious culinary competition in the world. Chef Ben finished second.
Elaia is awarded 4 stars (out of 4) by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Elaia was ranked #2 in St. Louis in 2015, 2016, 2017 in restaurant critic Ian Froeb’s annual “The 100 Best Restaurants in St. Louis.”
Elaia is awarded 4 diamonds by AAA.
Elaia is the flagship of Ben Poremba’s Bengelina Hospitality Group, and Ben Poremba is a 3-time James Beard Award Semi-Finalist
We are delighted to have Ben in our kitchen at CVI where he will prepare a multi-course meal celebrating his journey through the competitive world of the Bocuse D’or tryout in Las Vegas, his current menu and the abundance of vegetables of the moment on the farm.
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Dinner begins at 7:00 pm.
Date: July 07, 2018 6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Location: THE CULINARY VEGETABLE INSTITUTE | 12304 Mudbrook Road, Milan, OH 44846 | 4194997500
Admission:
Dinner: $108 per person. Hospitality is included in price; no gratuities will be accepted.
Event website: CULINARYVEGETABLEINSTITUTE.COM
