And yet, Secchi and Agazzi are not the only ones delving into the collaborative dinner as party space.

Chaya Rapoport, Tzadok, and Gerson in the kitchen at Susan Alexandras recent seder dinner.

They sell out fast and take place at one table, encouraging strangers to chat.

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Chaya Rapoport, Rinat Tzadok, and Fany Gerson cook together at Susan Alexandra’s recent seder dinner.

Chef-led dinner parties have always been popular, of courseespecially in a city like New York.

But these newer collaborative dinners are taking things beyond the typical kitchen into a conversation that transcends food.

Or when a different chef used rhubarb instead of beef for a reduction.

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Chefs Mattia Agazzi and Stefano Secchi cooking for the Gucci Osteria x Rezdôra dinner.

The surprise dishes come out of nowhere all the time, Secchi says.

Up next, Secchi is collaborating with Chef Antonio Acquaviva for a Puglia-inspired menu, in mid-August 2024.

Six courses of dessert from two chefs with very different takes.

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Chaya Rapoport, Tzadok, and Gerson in the kitchen at Susan Alexandra’s recent seder dinner.

Last year, Lee did a handful of collaborative dessert dinners too.

It always makes me very excited.

We can all raise a glass to that.

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Chefs Mattia Agazzi and Kwame Onwuachi in the kitchen at Gucci Osteria in Beverly Hills during their collaborative dinner last February.

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Chefs Eunji Lee and Thibault Hauchard.