Join award-winning Chef Alon Shaya for an intimate dinner and cooking demo featuring recipes from Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel in the Stern Family Teaching kitchen and the Blaze Bernstein School of Culinary Arts. Dinner will include wine.

 

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Limited spaces available.

Alon Shaya, Chef and Co-Founder, Pomegranate Hospitality (New Orleans: Saba, Saba’s Lounge, Miss River and Chandelier Bar at Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans; Denver: Safta; Bahamas: Silan at Atlantis Paradise Island; Las Vegas: Safta 1964 at Wynn Las Vegas) Author, Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel.

 

Alon Shaya is Chef and Co-Founder of Pomegranate Hospitality, which he established in 2017 with his wife, Emily. Born in Israel, raised in Philadelphia, and a proud New Orleanian, Alon has always had a deep love and appreciation for food and the singular way restaurants anchor their communities. To that end, Pomegranate Hospitality’s mission is to create a space where meaningful, lasting relationships are created, community engagement prospers, cultural differences are celebrated, and personal and professional growth of the team are weighed with equal measure.

 

The group’s flagship, Saba (Hebrew for “grandpa”), opened in Uptown New Orleans in 2018. That same year, its companion restaurant, Safta (Hebrew for “grandma”), arrived in Denver’s River North neighborhood. Both restaurants focus on a journey through food and beverage, paying homage to the culinary landscape of Israel, and have been met with critical acclaim; in 2023, Michelin recommended Safta in its first Colorado guide.

 

In 2021, Pomegranate Hospitality partnered with Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans to introduce Miss River and Chandelier Bar. Miss River is Alon’s love letter to Louisiana and was named one of Esquire’s “Best New Restaurants in America.” Chandelier Bar celebrates the rich history of New Orleans cocktail culture alongside caviar service, small plates, and snacks that pay tribute to Alon’s adopted hometown; Esquire named it among the “Best Bars in America” (2023) and Southern Living recognized it as “Best New Hotel Bar in New Orleans.”
Building on the group’s portfolio of partnerships with industry leaders, 2023 marked the arrival of Pomegranate’s first international venture, Silan at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Spring 2024 marked the debut of Safta 1964 by Alon Shaya at Wynn Las Vegas, a limited-run residency and the prequel to Safta.

 

Alon, a multiple James Beard Foundation Award winner, was named “Best Chef: South” in 2015; his restaurant won “Best New Restaurant” the following year. He has been named one of the “50 People Who Are Changing the South” by Southern Living and one of the “50 Most Influential Jews in America” by The Forward. He is also the author of Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel. Part memoir and part cookbook, Shaya shares Alon’s deeply personal journey of survival and discovery, exploring the evolution of a cuisine and the transformative power of cooking.

 

An active philanthropist, Alon joined forces in 2016 with Donna Barnett, his high school home economics teacher, to start the Shaya Barnett Foundation, which is committed to providing culinary education and resources to high school students. He is a recipient of the Youth Advocate Award from Liberty’s Kitchen and was honored by InspireNOLA Schools for his work with Edna Karr High School. He now serves on the board of the New Orleans Career Center and the Cherry Creek Innovation Campus in Denver. Alon also spearheaded Rescued Recipes, a series of intimate fundraising series that has raised over $700,000. The initiative, a partnership with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is inspired by Alon’s friendship and collaboration with Holocaust survivor Steven Fenves and showcases recipes that Alon helped to revive from the pages of Steven’s family’s recipe book.

 

When he’s not working, Alon loves to spend time with his wife Emily, daughter Ruth, and dog Ceci. He enjoys traveling for new food experiences around the world, playing tennis, and fly fishing.

Cancellations must take place by January 22 and your refund will be credited to your account.
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