Not sure if I want to spill the beans about this but Platform by JBF is essentially a space where they invite James Beard Foundation associated chefs (winners and etc.) to do many delicious things here.This ranges from dinners which are usually between $150 and $200 per person to the rare lunch to cooking classes to wine classes to discussions.
You can see all the upcoming events for the month and a bit more here https://www.platformbyjbf.org/events/ and if you're a member, you get early access and will find out when new events are being published. Otherwise usually within the first week or two of the month, the menu will go up for the upcoming events.
Events generally have three prices; a chef's table for usually $15-$25 more where you can watch them make things, general admission which seats around 30 to 40 people usually, and a table outside of the space within the piece where you are served the food from outside where the atmosphere of course isn't as nice but it costs less (usually $50 to $75 less a person.)
In general, the dinners consist of a cocktail menu where they serve hors d'oeuvres/snacks as well as some complimentary drinks; both non-alcoholic and alcoholic. The snacks come out quite often and you can generally have multiple of them. Then comes dinner which is either served family style or more commonly individually plated but it depends on event and most events don't list what's happening.
I've personally been to a handful of them with the one upcoming for me being the JBF event with Nasim Alikhani from Sofreh in a couple days from now. The best event I went to was with Andrew Black and Sujan Sarkar which was a combination of the restaurants Grey Sweater and Indienne in Chicago which was on October 12th, 2023. As per the photo, our menu was the following:
Hors D'Oeuvres
Banarasi Tomato Chutney with Eclair, Crisy Potato, and Edible Gold
Passion Fruit Pani Puri with Buckwheat Tart, Green Apple, and Sorrel
Grilled Bammy with Salted Cod Baccala
Francois Montant de Rosé Brut NV
Dinner:
Beurre Monte-Poached Scallops with Annatto- Coconut Sauce and Kaluga Caviar Stadt
Krems Riesling 2022
Curry with Poached Eggs, Sweet Corn, Crispy Onions, Buckwheat, Babka-Style Pao, and Cultured Cream
Suavia Soave Classico Garganega 2015
Oxtail with Vidalia Onion Marmalade, Black Garlic- Salsify Cream, Guiness, and Black Truffle Juice
Anima Negra AN/2 Red Blend 2020
Pimento and Coffee-Rubbed Rack of Lamb with Cassava and Green Onion Garnish, and Celeriac Samosa with Assorted Accompaniments:
Sorrel-Burnt Leek Sauce, Tamarind-Ginger Sauce Yellow Pepper-Smoked Butternut, Squash Pachadi Green Peas, Mint, and Toasted Hempseed Sauce
Chateau de Rouanne Vinsobres Rouge Red Blend 2019
Dessert:
Tender Coconut with Sunchoke Ice Cream, Crispy Honey, Cashew, and Alba Truffle
Emotions De La Tour Blanche Sauternes 2019
I otherwise went to a pretty solid event on January 24th part of the four Seasons Week Dinner with the chef from the Michelin Central Florida Spanish steakhouse, Capa which was not as good but still definitely worth it and a bunch of others I know have been to several more events such as the recent event with several chefs associated with Aquavit. read more