Gabriela Gripenberg & Sebastian Javier at Bar Blondeau

Guest-chef residency format

Chef-in-Residence: Gabriela Gripenberg & Sebastian Javier is part of Bar Blondeau’s Chefs-in-Residence series. The format centers on a guest chef residency takeover menu at Bar Blondeau in New York City, rather than a standard recurring restaurant service described only by the venue name. Gabriela Gripenberg and Sebastian Javier are the named chefs for this edition, giving the event a two-chef residency structure at the Brooklyn bar.

Menu direction and dining setup

The menu is described as inspired by Nordic, French, and Italian cuisines. Additional program detail frames the dishes as European-inspired, drawing from the Nordic region, Italy, and Spain/France. That is the useful menu boundary here: the event information identifies culinary references and participating chefs, but does not provide named dishes, courses, pairings, or a tasting-menu structure.

Dining is handled as à la carte reservations through Resy, with no single fixed ticket price for the event. That makes the format different from a one-price dinner ticket: the available information points to restaurant reservations and à la carte ordering, not a packaged admission model.

Chefs and location

Gripenberg appears as a guest chef associated with Tokyo Record Bar, and Javier appears as a guest chef associated with Bridges. The event takes place at Bar Blondeau, identified as a bar at 80 Wythe Ave in Brooklyn. Bar Blondeau is also connected with New York City in the event information, and Wythe Hotel appears as a related featured venue in New York City.