Michele StuevenA stellar lineup of the country’s best chefs will converge in December for the wildly popular “8 Nights At Birdie G’s” dinner series. For the past several years, James Beard-nominated Chef/Owner Jeremy Fox has brought together notable guest chefs from across the country, each blending curated menus that reflect the core of their restaurants.
Kicking off this year’s series is the Mozza Restaurant Group’s Nancy Silverton, who will team up with James Beard nominated Shaina Loew-Banayan, chef-owner of Café Mutton in Hudson, New York, to combine their rustic and ingredient-driven approaches to food.
The following evening will be curated by chefs Kevin Tien and Miles Shorey. Tien, a 2024 James Beard Foundation finalist, is known for his creative fusion of Southern American and Southeast Asian cuisines, gaining recognition as the chef-owner of Washington, D.C.’s Moon Rabbit. Shorey is the Executive chef of Silver Lake’s Pijja Palace Sports Bar, known for combining Indian and Italian American cuisine like malai rigatoni, green chutney pizza, and dosa onion rings.
Birdie G’s is known for its comfort classics including the pickle chick cutlet, matzo ball soup, cornbread with fermented green chili honey butter, and farmers market crudités with housemade onion dip, as well as new additions like Buffalo eggs mayonnaise with blue cheese, crispy chicken skin and hot sauce.
Birdie G’s Chef and Co-Owner Jeremy Fox (Jim Sullivan)
“We held a trio of guest chef dinners as part of pre-opening at Birdie G’s in summer 2019,” Fox tells L.A. Weekly. “It was so cool to see how other chefs work for me and our team. The cooks get bored with me, as do I, so it’s nice to be exposed to something new. For our guests, they have the opportunity to try food from chefs they wouldn’t normally be able to. I’m extremely excited about this year’s lineup. Some chefs are friends, some are alumni of my kitchens, and some are people whose careers I have followed for a long time. This year, though, I spent a good deal of time scouting and recruiting emerging national talent to pair with already-iconic culinary heroes. It’s an eclectic group, and I can’t wait to see what they all come up with.”
Here’s the complete lineup:
Monday, Dec. 2: Nancy Silverton, Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles and Shaina Loew-Banayan, Cafe Mutton, Hudson
Tuesday, Dec. 3: Kevin Tien, Moon Rabbit, Washington D.C., and Miles Shorey, Pijja Palace, Los Angeles
Wednesday, Dec.4: Aisha Ibrahim, Canlis, Seattle and Spencer Horovitz, Hadeem, San Francisco
Thursday, Dec.5: Chad Colby, Antico Nuovo, Los Angeles and Ryan Bartlow, Ernesto’s, New York City
Monday, Dec. 9: Katianna and John Hong, Yangban, Los Angeles, and Matt Schaler, Los Angeles
Tuesday, Dec. 10: Jonny Black, Chez Noir, Carmel and Jihee Kim, Perilla, Los Angeles
Wednesday, Dec.11: Grant Achatz, Alinea, Chicago and Jon Harris, Linden, Los Angeles
Thursday, Dec. 12: Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, Chicago and Kwang Uh, Baroo, Los Angeles
Reservations will be available to Global Dining Access by Resy members starting Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 9 a.m. with general public reservations opening on Friday, Oct. 25 at 9 a.m. Add your eligible American Express Card to your Resy profile to unlock early access. Book early, seating goes fast.
Resy is a Presenting Sponsor of 8 Nights at Birdie G’s, and supporting sponsors include S. Pellegrino, Acqua Panna, Champagne Henriot, Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica.
Birdie G’s (Carter Hiyama)