An Evening with French-born, Award-winning, New York-based Chef, Alain Allegretti!

At Online Event via Zoom

Foodies, be ready for a once-in-a-lifetime evening! We are honored to welcome one of the most iconic chefs in New York, Chef Alain Allegretti. Have you always wanted to peek behind the scenes of food institutions such as Le Cirque or the New York City Ritz-Carlton? What are the differences between French cuisine in France and the French cuisine we experience in the US? How is it to cook for the French and American Presidents? Join us and meet acclaimed Chef Allegretti who will reveal his secrets, how he deals with stress and food critics, and share the sense of accomplishment one gets from being the chef of his own restaurants. Last but not least Chef Alain will give us some tips on how to add a French twist to your holiday meals !

Come ready with your questions; the interview will be followed by a Q&A.

Event in English.

Advance RSVP is strongly recommended. Link will be provided to the email address used to register.

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About Chef Allegretti

Alain Allegretti hails from a prominent culinary background developed in kitchens across France and the United States. The love for food began on his family’s farm in the South of France under his Italian grandmother’s guidance where it is often the core of the culture and everyday life. Allegretti’s career spans from being at the helm of kitchens at world-renowned restaurants to setting the culinary stage at three of his very own in both New York and Atlantic City. Allegretti elevated his culinary expertise at several Michelin star-rated restaurants including: the two-star Restaurant Le Chantecler at Hôtel Negresco in Nice, where Jacques Maximin served as his mentor; the three-star- rated Chez Chapel in Mionnay; and, the three-star-rated Restaurant Le Louis XV in Monte Carlo, under Alain Ducasse. Allegretti arrived on the New York restaurant scene in 2000, as Co-Executive Chef at Sirio Maccioni’s Le Cirque. In 2005, Allegretti moved on to become the executive chef at the New York City Ritz-Carlton’s highly acclaimed restaurant, Atelier, where he solidified its place among the top restaurants in the city, earning three stars from the New York Times, one-Michelin star, and a tremendous 27 food rating in Zagat. In 2008, Allegretti launched his eponymous restaurant Allegretti in the Flatiron Iron District, earning a rave two-star review by the New York Times. In 2011, he opened La Promenade des Anglais in New York’s trendy neighborhood of Chelsea, to a slew of critical acclaim including a two-star review from the New York Times¸ in which Pete Wells called Allegretti “the king of modern French cuisine.” In 2012, Allegretti opened Azure by Allegretti in Atlantic City, where he had consistently been featured among the city’s best chefs, and Azure had been praised as one of the hottest restaurants on the Jersey Shore by Zagat.

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