Creative Dinners
A Collaboration of the Arts
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While I was working for M Street Entertainment Group in Nashville, I was fortunate enough to work with their amazing chefs on creative dinners. After creating the M Street Artist Alliance, which was an initiative to showcase artists within the restaurants and events, it seemed like a natural experiment to see how we can create dinners collaborated between artists and chefs.
Magic and happy guests ensued after, and I knew this was something I wanted to keep pursuing.

Artist Igor Acord painted a 15ft dragon with sriracha sauce, covering it with sushi with Chef's Andrew and Himmi.

Interactive Illusion featuring Chef Brandon Chavennes, artist Brandon Donahue and Designer Denise Roxenstone. Interactive elements kept guests on their toes as they were surrounded by table elements created by both artists. Magical moments include candles that turned into the sauce to pour over their Chateaubriand (so rad!)

Combining 10 different artists and 7 genres f art into one dinner is no easy task, but the rewards were well worth it. This event use videography, breakdancing, ballet, classical music, visual arts, and graffiti with the entertainment, tables cape design, and course creation. Artists Nathan Brown and Chris Zidek painted on edible canvas to be used as the plates for the fish course. Woodworker Patrick Hayes created a custom salt block holder for the main course. Breakdancers covered themselves in paint and danced on the linen to create the tablecloth. All artistry was captured and storied by videographer Michael Sati. Nashville Arts was kind enough to attend and you can read their article here.

Every wall and square inch of Virago's private dining room was transformed in this super intentional 7-course dinner. Artists Igor Acord and Brian Wooden created "advertisements" inspired by the courses of Chef Andrew Whitney created. These ads were posted all over the walls of the dining room, served as the menu for the dinner, and were also introduced in the plating of each course. Brian Wooden created "Tiffany Jewels" character that Chef Andrew turned into a golden pieces of sushi which was plated in a Tiffany blue bento box.