On Tuesday, March 9, join the award-winning team from Beaver Creek’s Splendido at the Chateau as they welcome an all-star roster of chefs, sommeliers and personalities for the first Blue Tape Project dinner under the stars in support of the Independent Restaurant Coalition.

Enjoy a collaborative four-course menu prepared by host chef Brian Ackerman with James Beard Foundation Award-winning chefs Dominique Crenn and Andrew Zimmern. Master Sommelier and James Beard Foundation Award-winning restaurateur, Bobby Stuckey, will pair wines and Emmy Award-winning personality, Billy Dec, will host the festivities.

The Splendido team conceived of the Blue Tape Project – named for the color of tape that chefs and kitchen staff use to label ingredients and prepped mis en place – to help raise funds and awareness for the restaurant industry, which has been so greatly impacted by the pandemic.  The Blue Tape Project carries on the spirit of Splendido’s special dinner series, which helps raise money for various causes.  Guests will be able to enjoy dinner under the stars in Splendido at the Chateau’s Yurt Village or inside the spacious dining room and have the chance to meet the acclaimed guests.

“We are proud to stand with our friends in the national restaurant community,” says Ackerman. “By supporting each other, we are stronger together.”

The four-course plated dinner with wine parings is $750/per person + $20 service charge. For reservations, please contact Alisa Steinberg at 970-845-8808 ext. 5 or via email alisa@splendidorestaurant.com.

Proceeds of the Blue Tape Project dinner will benefit the Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC), a grassroots movement founded by chefs and independent restaurant owners across the country to secure vital protections for the nation’s 500,000 independent restaurants and the more than 11 million restaurant workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Blue Tape Project is made possible by the generosity of Chateau Beaver Creek, an exclusive private residence club in Beaver Creek.