Rogue Sessions: Celebrity Chefs Rally to Support RJ Cooper
Courtesy Angie Salame
It is an unfortunate circumstance that will bring together some of the most talented chefs from the nation for a culinary showdown of epic proportions. Chef RJ Cooper, the mastermind behind Rogue 24, will undergo open heart surgery this month to correct a genetic heart defect which could be life-threatening if not treated.
In his place, ten of Cooper’s closest friends – who also happen to be some of the most talented chefs in the nation – will each take over the kitchen at Rogue 24 for a week. The impressive roster includes José Andrés, 2011 James Beard Outstanding Chef, David Posey from Chicago’s 4-star restaurant Blackbird and formerly of Alinea, Spike Gjerde, chef/owner of Woodberry Kitchen, Nancy Oakes, James Beard Best Chef California and chef/owner of Boulevard, and Top Chef contestant Jennifer Caroll, who worked with Eric Ripert at 10 Arts in Philadelphia and Le Bernadin in New York. And that’s just the half of them.
Each Rogue Session will cost $185 per person, and includes a 24-course dinner which will feature twelve dishes prepared by that week’s visiting chef and twelve Rogue 24 favorites, and wine and cocktail pairings by celebrity bartender Derek Brown and Beverage Director JP Fetherston. Tickets to these coveted sessions will be sold one week in advance exclusively through Gilt City. The first session kicks-off January 10th and will be lead by Top Chef contestant Bryan Voltaggio of VOLT. A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to Share Our Strength.
Now, if this isn’t the definition of chef love I don’t know what is.
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7 Responses to “Rogue Sessions: Celebrity Chefs Rally to Support RJ Cooper”
January 11th, 2012 at 3:09 am
[...] But in a show of force, a roster of noted chefs from D.C. and out of town are scheduled to stand in for Cooper in a series of “Rogue Sessions.” [...]
January 11th, 2012 at 3:13 am
[...] But in a show of force, a roster of noted chefs from D.C. and out of town are scheduled to stand in for Cooper in a series of “Rogue Sessions.” [...]
January 11th, 2012 at 4:08 am
[...] But in a show of force, a roster of noted chefs from D.C. and out of town are scheduled to stand in for Cooper in a series of “Rogue Sessions.” [...]
January 11th, 2012 at 4:15 am
[...] But in a show of force, a roster of noted chefs from D.C. and out of town are scheduled to stand in for Cooper in a series of “Rogue Sessions.” [...]
January 19th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
[...] There are still a few seats left at Rogue24 for guest chef Tim Byres’ stint this week at the restaurant’s ongoing Rogue Sessions – while RJ Cooper recovers from surgery (and there’s always the salon for a la carte, [...]
January 27th, 2012 at 9:01 am
[...] in case you have been living under a rock, RJ Cooper’s illustrious Rogue 24 has been debuting Rogue Sessions, a ten week pop-up celebrating some of the nation’s finest chefs as RJ Cooper recovers from [...]
January 27th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
[...] Kitchen is doing wonderfully elegant things with local ingredients at Rogue24 this week as part of the ongoing Rogue Sessions. Natalia and I were treated to a taste last night, and I highly recommend a visit this weekend. As [...]
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