The patio at Hello, Sailor set up for a guest chef dinner. Photo by Blake Pope

Katy and Joe Kindred, owners of Kindred Restaurant and Hello, Sailor, continue to bring star power to Charlotte with a new series of events. Their last collaborative dinner series focused on Michelin-starred chefs, and now chefs with a slew of James Beard Awards are coming to town.

The first guest chef in the new series was Charlotte’s own Greg Collier, co-owner of The Yolk and upcoming restaurant Leah & Louise with his wife, Subrina. Collier, like host chef Joe Kindred, was named a semi-finalist in the James Beard Awards’ Best Chef: Southeast category. The events open up with a cocktail hour of passed appetizers from each chef and an expansive charcuterie platter from Hello, Sailor chef Craig Diehl. For dinner, a table is set up along the entire width of the restaurant’s indoor/outdoor patio, and courses are served family style. The four-course dinner includes a dish by each chef per course, as well as wine pairings.

The upcoming chefs are: Cheetie Kumar of Garland in Raleigh on Dec. 3; Kevin Gillespie of Gunshow in Atlanta on Dec. 10; Meherwan Irani of Buxton Hall in Asheville on Jan. 7; Stephen Stryjewski and Ryan Prewitt of Pêche Seafood Grill in New Orleans on Jan. 28; and Kevin Nashan of Sidney Street Café and Gerard Craft of Niche Food Group in New Orleans on Feb. 25.

Tickets cost $120 and include gratuity. Purchase them here.

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