Chefs on tour

In The Grand Gelinaz! Shuffle, the latest project from chef collective Gelinaz!, cooks from Japan to Chile, from Brazil to Slovenia and Australia to Denmark embarked on a journey across the world to cook for diners at some of the world’s most sought-after locations.

Each chef, including Noma’s René Redzepi, Blanca’s Carlo Mirarchi, and Hisa Franko’s Ana Ros, were sent to a new location three days before the dinner to become immersed in their new surroundings and source local ingredients for an eight-course menu. Chefs on exchange even lived in each other’s homes, completely assuming their new identities, dining with their families and becoming a resident in their new location, if only for a short time. 

‘The line-up for this performance is a family of chefs who take risk as a starting point, and are neither fearful of creativity nor driven by ego, but are fuelled by a desire to explore,’ says Gelinaz! co-founder Andrea Petrini.

The Big Picture: Drawing inspiration from artist-in-residence programmes, more permanent establishments are embracing a pop-up model for their kitchen staff. Find out more in our Chefs-in-residence microtrend.