Designed by Eric Cheong and Loren Daye, the 2,200–square–foot loft features a state-of-the-art kitchen, a vintage wet bar, and an adjacent dining room that seats 30 guests for all manner of entertaining. At the helm of the new space will be Tasting Table’s newly appointed executive chef, Brendan McHale. McHale brings 13 years of restaurant experience to his new role, in which he will oversee all culinary operations and collaborate with Tasting Table editors to increase the publication’s seasonal recipe creation.
The new Test Kitchen & Dining Room gives Tasting Table a stage to create even more innovative stories, videos and photos about the way Americans eat and drink today. It will act as a playground for the Tasting Table team to taste new food and wine, test new products, tinker with chefs’ recipes, and host the next generation of food and drink tastemakers.
“Even before we launched Tasting Table’s Test Kitchen and Dining Room, I hosted dozens of personal dinner parties each year for friends. So when it came time to choose a flatware partner, I asked our team to invite Oneida to outfit the space because I’ve come to appreciate the quality of their products: their designs stand the test of time, and their wares still look beautiful after hundreds of dinners and thousands of dishwasher cycles. I’m grateful for Oneida’s partnership in Tasting Table’s dining room and proud that we’ll be serving our guests with Oneida’s exceptional Aero™ flatware design,” said Geoff Bartakovics, CEO Tasting Table.
Oneida’s Aero™ design is well known to Oneida’s foodservice customers as “Elevation”. Its contemporary design and weighty feel in the hand make a quality statement. “Oneida clearly sees the popularity of the culinary arts in the eye of the consumer, and the positive effect it has on our retail markets,” said Jim Joseph, President and CEO of Oneida Ltd. “Our relationship with Tasting Table aligns us with a new thought leader who connects with both the Culinarian and retail landscape.”
