Chef's Dinner Series Presents... Cedric Gayon

July 23, 2025

This dinner event is one of a series featuring up-and-coming chefs in the New York City area who offer innovative approaches to multi-course dining experiences. Please consider joining us for this evening of fine dining and intimate conversation featuring a 5-course tasting menu professionally paired with a series of creative cocktails by bartender Eric Maldonado, who has worked at numerous 50 Best Bars. Eric tends to take an intentional, minimalistic approach to crafting cocktails while exploring bold and innovative flavors. Chef Cedric Gayon has planned another special menu celebrating the five experiential tastes of the human palate: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami. 

The venue is a special place, too; Chef's Dinner Table is a private culinary salon tucked away in a downtown NYC loft offering the ultimate experience in luxury private dining.

Note: all food, drink and gratuities are included with your ticket purchase, so you don't need to worry about settling a bill at the end of the night.

THE MENU

Canapés

Caviar Tuna Croustade w/ Tomatade

Beef Tataki w/ Shokupan and Egg Custard

Corn Panna Cotta w/ Parmesan

Amontillado Sherry, Coffee

First Course: Sweet

Local Tomato Salad

Citrus Labneh | Radish | Blood Orange

Puffed Ancient Grains

Tequila, Blood Orange, Fino, Peach

Second Course: Bitter

Green Gazpacho

Tomatillo | Avocado | Red Peppers

Variations of Corn

Gin, Tomato Water, Dill, Shio Koji

Third Course: Umami

Crispy Scale Tilefish

Hoji-Genmaicha Dashi Ochazuke

Sichuan Sesame Oil

Rum, Pineapple, Cucumber, Ginger, Sesame

Fourth Course: Salt

Pressed Half Chicken

Chickpea Panisse | Stonefruit Variations

Shallot Crumble | Chicken Demi

Scotch, Miso, Honey, Beeswax

Fifth Course: Acid

Lemon Mousse

Rhubarb Confit | Summer Melon

Chantilly | Vanilla Tuile

Rhubarb, Rhubarb, Rhubarb 

*Vegetarian alternatives provided for each course, with advance request

ABOUT THE CHEF

Cedric Gayon is the Chef and Founder of Five Tastes, a growing pop up and private chef concept throughout the New York City Metropolitan area. Currently on the list of Michelin Trained chefs of Resident where he brings his signature cuisine to life, “seasonal and contemporary, marrying fine-dining technique with the bold, nuanced flavors of his Asian roots, to express a distinctly modern American point of view.”  Chef Gayon, Eleven Madison Park Alumni has also worked for James Beard Award Winning Chefs Shawn McClain, Wolfgang Puck and Guy Savoy, was mentored by Michelin Starred Chef Chris Heisinger in Las Vegas. After many years working in restaurants of the highest caliber, he is eager to work in a space where he can share his creativity with guests in a fun and approachable setting.