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Invitation-Only Private Dining

The chef
in your room.

The private dining haus of James Beard Award-winning Chef Jonathon Sawyer. One evening, authored end to end, for the few seats at your table.

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By Request Only

There is no dining room to book. No waitlist to join. Only a chef, a space, and an evening built entirely around the people you choose to gather.

PortraitChef Jonathon Sawyer, mid-service
The Chef

A James Beard name, at your table.

Jonathon Sawyer is a James Beard Award winner for Best Chef, a Food & Wine Best New Chef, a Nation's Restaurant News Rising Star Chef, and a Bon Appétit Best New Restaurant honoree, and winner of Last Chef Standing: 24 in 24. Seen on Guy's Grocery Games, Bobby Flay's Triple Threat, Wild Card Kitchen and Alex vs America.

Uncommon Assembly is where that résumé leaves the restaurant. Not a reservation. A chef in your room.

James Beard
Award Winner, Best Chef
Food & Wine
Best New Chef
Bon Appétit
Best New Restaurant
Rising Star Chef
Nation's Restaurant News
Last Chef Standing
Winner · 24 in 24
The Experience

One chef. One evening. Nothing left for you to arrange.

I

The Conversation

A private consultation with our concierge to understand the occasion, the guests, the room, and the story you want the night to tell.

II

The Composition

A bespoke menu designed for your table alone: off-menu courses, considered centerpieces, and pairings found in no restaurant.

III

The Evening

Chef cooks and serves tableside, course by course. Staffing, rentals, and styling handled in full. You simply arrive.

PhotographAn intimate table at home
Private

The Dinner Party

An evening in your home or private venue, built around the people who matter most: milestones, celebrations, or simply the best table in the city.

  • Seatings from 8 to 30 guests
  • Fully bespoke, multi-course tasting
  • Tableside cooking & chef storytelling
  • Wine & beverage pairings on request
PhotographA private room, dressed for the evening
Corporate

The Executive Evening

Client entertaining and leadership dinners no steakhouse can rival. A celebrity chef in the room becomes the reason the invitation is accepted.

  • Board, client & VIP hospitality
  • Brand-aligned menus & moments
  • Turnkey production & on-site management
  • Discreet, white-glove service
An Evening, Illustrated

A representative menu. Yours will be its own.

Every Uncommon Assembly menu is composed from scratch for the table it serves. The progression below speaks to the craft, not a fixed offering.

  1. IThe WelcomeWarm flatbread, cultured butter, estate oil, sea salt
  2. IIFrom the GardenHeirloom vegetables, fermented honey, toasted seed
  3. IIIFrom the WaterRoasted day-boat fish, brown butter, preserved citrus
  4. IVThe CenterpiecePrime cut, red-wine jus, seasonal accompaniment
  5. VThe CloseDark-chocolate dessert, vinegar caramel, a Sawyer signature
PhotographThe room, mid-evening

"The kind of evening that ends with everyone asking how soon they can do it again."

The Uncommon Assembly Standard
Selected Clients & Partners
Trusted by teams at the world's leading companies.
Amazon AWS Slalom Dell Technologies Morgan Stanley Deloitte United Airlines
Recognition & Press
James Beard Award· Food & Wine Best New Chef· Rising Star Chef· Bon Appétit Best New Restaurant
By Request Only

Request the table.

Dates are limited and held by inquiry. Tell us about your evening and our team will respond personally within two business days.

Or write directly: concierge@uncommonassembly.com