Blank Space: Crudo Launches Mystery Menu Dinner Series Featuring Top Valley Chefs

Whether or not you'll be into Crudo's new dinner series boils down to one simple question: How much do you trust your favorite local chef? If the answer is "completely," then you'll have no problem trusting chefs such as Kevin Binkley and Chris Curtiss to create a no-holds-barred menu you'll...

By Lauren Saria

September 10, 2014

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Whether or not you'll be into Crudo's new dinner series boils down to one simple question: How much do you trust your favorite local chef?

If the answer is "completely," then you'll have no problem trusting chefs such as Kevin Binkley and Chris Curtiss to create a no-holds-barred menu you'll be sure to enjoy. That leap of faith is the driving idea behind Crudo's new dinner series, Blank Space.

The series, which starts on October 6 and will be held every first Monday of the month, will feature some of the city's best chefs. They'll each be invited to take over the Crudo kitchen to create a dinner menu with no rules or parameters to follow.

Guests will only receive a time, date and the name of the celebrity guest chef.

Here's the Blank Space dinner series chef lineup so far:

Jeff Kraus (Crepe Bar) Oct. 6, 2014
Bernie Kantak (The Gladly/Citizen Public House) Nov. 3, 2014
Chris Curtiss (Bourbon Steak) Dec. 1, 2014
Kelly Fletcher (The Revival) Jan. 5, 2015
Special out of town guest Feb. 2, 2015
Paul McCabe (T Cook's) Mar. 2, 2015
Josh Hebert (POSH Restaurant) April 6, 2015
Gio Osso (Virtu) May 4, 2015
Kevin Binkley (Binkley's/Café Bink/Bink's Midtown) June 1, 2015

Each dinner will cost $75 per person, which includes cocktail/wine pairings. For a reservation call 602-358-8666. Payment required in advance.

Editor's note: This post has been updated from its original version.

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