Before you book.
Everything you need.

A guest chef takes over a host restaurant for a fixed number of nights — two to seven. They cook their own menu, in someone else's kitchen, for a room that booked in advance to be there. The run is announced, it fills, it happens, it ends. It doesn't extend.

Because the seat is yours the moment you book it. Prepaid ticketing is how the chef can plan, the kitchen can prep, and the room can be full. It's also how a €245 dinner doesn't get cancelled three hours before service because four tables didn't show.

Seats are non-refundable, but they are transferable. If you can't attend, you can pass your booking to someone else — email us and we'll update the name on the reservation. We recommend acting early; we can't guarantee transfers with less than 48 hours' notice.

Service times vary by residency and venue. The exact time is confirmed in your booking confirmation. Most dinners begin at either 6:30 PM or 8:30 PM; some residencies run a single seating per night.

Between two and three hours for most seatings. Longer for extended menus, shorter when the kitchen is running two seatings per night. The residency listing states the number of courses, which is the clearest guide.

The menu is fixed. This is not a limitation — it's the point. The chef has written a menu for this room, this kitchen, and these specific nights. Substitutions aren't offered because the dishes are designed to be eaten in sequence, and the kitchen is prepped accordingly.

We ask for dietary restrictions at the time of booking. Serious allergies (nuts, shellfish, gluten) are communicated directly to the kitchen; most chefs can adapt specific courses. Preference-based restrictions (vegan, vegetarian) depend on the menu — check the residency listing or contact us before you book if you're unsure.

The tasting menu. Water and bread where served. Everything listed under the menu on the residency page. What's not included: wine, cocktails, and any pairing unless you added it at checkout.

Extra. Each residency listing states whether a pairing is available and at what price. You can add it during checkout or by contacting us before the date.

The full address is in your booking confirmation. We include a map link. The host restaurant is open as normal on residency nights — arrive at the front door and tell them you're there for the residency.

There isn't one. Smart casual is conventional; some guests dress for the occasion. No one will turn you away for wearing what you like.

You can book multiple seats in a single transaction. If you book separately, email us with both booking references and we'll link the reservations and do our best to seat you together.

Subscribers hear first — usually 48 hours before public listing. Sign up at the bottom of any page. Once a residency goes public, it's first come, first seated.

Apply through the Join page. We're building the 2026 season now and reviewing applications on a rolling basis. We look for chefs with a defined point of view and at least one precedent for cooking outside their home kitchen.

Yes. Apply through the Join page. We look for kitchens that can support a guest chef operationally — adequate prep space, a team that understands collaborative service — and rooms that work for a ticketed dining experience.