Taste Buds Required

09/19/2026

Comfort food, Caribbean style. 🍂

October’s Chef’s Table brings together the dishes that feel like home—the ones that are rich, familiar, and made to be shared.

On the menu: mini grilled cheese on Haitian bread with Soup Joumou, mango-avocado salad, cornbread casserole, vegan Haitian chili, Haitian fried chicken, and Haitian rice pudding with a tasting pour of Akasan.

One seat has already been claimed. Only five remain.

Six guests. One table. An intimate chef-led dinner in Long Island City, Queens.

$100 per seat | 7:00 PM
Reserve your seat through the link in bio.

09/01/2026

08/27/2026

Apparently, the biggest problem at Chef’s Table is remembering to take pictures before you start eating. 😂

We’ll take it.

Chef’s Table is six seats, one table, and a new Caribbean menu every month — an intimate dinner built around good food, a little storytelling, and the kind of evening our guests keep telling us is worth the trip.

And there are still three tables left in this season:

🌱 September: Roots — Plant-Based Caribbean
🍂 October: Comfort — Caribbean-style comfort food
🍽️ November: The Feast — An Island Abundance

Six seats per dinner. That’s it.

Come hungry. We’ve learned not to count on you taking pictures. 😂

📍 Long Island City, Queens
🎟️ Reservations are open now — link in bio.

07/30/2026

🍽️ Three new Chef’s Table experiences are now open!

Tickets for August, September, and October are officially live—and each month brings an entirely different menu.

🦞 August – Coastal
Fresh seafood, Caribbean flavors, and dishes inspired by the islands.

🌿 September – Roots
A plant-based menu that proves vegetables can absolutely be the star of the table.

🍗 October – Comfort
The cozy, soul-satisfying dishes that make you want seconds (and maybe thirds).

Each Chef’s Table is an intimate evening with just 6 seats, where you’ll enjoy a thoughtfully curated multi-course menu, hear the stories behind the dishes, and experience Caribbean cuisine beyond what you’ll find on a typical restaurant menu.

Whether you’ve been waiting for a specific theme or have been looking for an excuse to finally join us, now’s the time to reserve your seat.

🎟️ Tickets are available now at link in bio.
Which menu are you most excited for? 👀

06/20/2026

🔥 ONLY 4 SEATS REMAIN 🔥

Last month’s Chef’s Table sold out.

This month’s seats are already disappearing.

Join me on July 11 for Sweet Heat, an intimate Caribbean dining experience featuring crispy fried chicken, jerk chicken, Haitian mac & cheese, sweet heat hot honey, and a few of my favorite comfort-food-inspired dishes.

🍗 Bites
Chicken & Waffle Bites with Sweet Heat Hot Honey
Marinad (Fried Fritters)

🧀 Small Plates
Haitian Mac & Cheese
Jamaican Cabbage Slaw

🔥 Anchors
Jerk Chicken
Crispy Fried Chicken

🍮 Dessert
Puerto Rican Bread Pudding

🥤 Drinks
Ginger B**r & Water

Chef’s Table is designed for just six guests. It’s part dinner party, part culinary experience, and one of my favorite ways to share the stories, flavors, and traditions that inspire Taste Buds Required.

📅 July 11, 2026
📍 Queens, NY
👥 Limited to 6 guests

Only 4 seats remain.

Reserve your seat through the link in bio before they’re gone.

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06/04/2026

Fifty-two years.

That’s how long Haiti has waited to return to the World Cup.

As a Haitian-owned business, there was no way we were letting this moment pass without celebrating it.

On June 13, our Chef’s Table guests will gather for a Haitian Cookout-inspired menu, great company, and a front-row seat to history as Haiti takes the world stage for the first time since 1974. ⚽

From Striker Wings and Pate Kode to Golden Boot Ribs and Diri Kole ak Pwa, this month’s menu was designed specifically for the occasion.

And yes…it sold out. ❤️

If you missed this one, don’t worry. Our Chef’s Table only seats six guests, and every month features a new menu, new stories, and a new experience.

Comment “GRENADIER” below or join the waitlist through the link in our bio to be first in line for the next Chef’s Table.

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05/22/2026

This is a chef-led dinner built around the flavors that show up at the best kind of gathering: the one where somebody’s auntie insists you eat more.

Expect bold flavor.
Expect stories.
Expect food that feels familiar and surprising at the same time.

Small group.
One night.
No extras.

This month we’re bringing it back with a new menu:
🔥 Haitian Cookout 🔥

A chef-led dinner experience built around bold flavor, conversation, and dishes inspired by the gatherings that raised us.

Only 6 seats available.

If you’ve been curious about Taste Buds Required but wanted something smaller and more personal than a catered event… this is for you.

🎟️ Reserve your seat:
https://www.tastebudsrequired.com/event-details/taste-buds-required-chefs-table-haitian-cookout

05/21/2026

This week, we brought Haitian food history to life at Pinkster 💛

We talked about culture, ingredients, cooking traditions, and walked students through making Haitian accra while connecting food to history.

There is something really special about watching kids try new flavors and realize history isn’t just something you read…sometimes you can taste it.

Thank you for having Taste Buds Required!

Elevated Caribbean. Unforgettable Flavor.

04/15/2026

Introducing Chef's Table by Taste Buds Required® 🍽️

A new monthly tasting experience — intimate, chef-led, and limited to just 6 guests.

Our first session, Haitian Classics, drops Saturday.

Get on the first access list and you'll know the moment tickets are live — before anyone else.

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