Two of the world’s most celebrated chefs are set to join forces for an exclusive eight-course, “four-hands” banquet in London this month for one night only.
Alain Ducasse and Wolfgang Puck, who have collectively earned 23 Michelin stars, will collaborate to create a so-called ‘four hands’ meal on June 7 at Puck’s London restaurant CUT. Four hands meals, which are becoming increasingly popular, involve two renowned chefs creating set menus for diners. The eight-course menu at CUT will blend contemporary American and French cuisine to “take guests on a culinary journey”.
Each chef will have their kitchen team at their side; Jean-Philipe Blondet, Patron Chef at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, and Elliot Grover, current Executive Chef at CUT, helped curate the menu. According to Grover, the meal is intended to represent “a last supper…a once in a lifetime event”, and to reflect this, diners will be sat at long communal tables. Both Grover and Blondet created the basis of the evening’s menu, before Puck and Ducasse adapted and perfected it to fit their own styles, briefly debating a vegan course before settling on the current version.
The dinner will have 60 guests in attendance and is open to everyone, with limited tickets still available via the CUT website. The event will take place on June 7, from 6pm - 10pm. Tickets for the meal cost £633 plus an optional £230 if you would like to add wine pairings, hand selected by the restaurant’s Head Sommelier. On arrival at CUT, guests will be greeted by both Puck and Ducasse at an introductory champagne reception.
The menu includes an amuse-bouche of hand-dived scallops with Kristal caviar, a duo of Australia Wagyu beef and Cornish turbot marinated in green anise. The full menu is available to view online (pdf). The eight courses are equally divided and the two chefs will alternate serving, with the first course being Wolfgang Puck’s famously delicious pretzel bread and butter. Without service charge, the dinner is already tipped to be one of the most exclusive and expensive set menus ever hosted in London. Ducasse currently holds a total of 20 Michelin stars around the world, while Puck has three: one at CUT, Singapore and two at the popular Spago in Beverly Hills.
