Chef's Table - Chae and Luke Burgess 2023

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Come closer to stars of the professional kitchen and the brilliance of their craft. Twenty seats. One next-level experience. Luxury with a raw edge. Collaborations only found here.

Watch each dish take shape, hearing from its creators every step of the way. Ask questions. Share stories. Be immersed.

Alone Jung Eun Chae and Luke Burgess are phenomenal. Leading some of Australia's most influential dining experiences: meals guided by Korean and Japanese cuisine respectively, each detail perfected.

Now - exclusively for Tasting Australia - these sought-after talents will unite.

Melbourne fine diners Lûmé and Cutler & Co were Chae's starting point, with stints there following her training at the William Angliss Institute. Chae then launched a homestyle degustation for six guests that rose to the top of diners' to-do lists.

Today thousands are on a waitlist for the eponymous restaurant Chae runs from her home in Cockatoo, east of Melbourne. Those who secure seats discover Korean cuisine at its nourishing best: seasonal dishes made entirely from scratch, centred on traditional ferments. It's unlike anything else in Australia.

Burgess, meanwhile, embraces Japanese food culture. Best known as the chef-owner of Hobart's two-star Garagistes, and more recently launched the intimate Seven and a Half. Also in Hobart, it offers leisurely Sunday lunches seating just 10 guests.

This pairing is the blue moon of culinary events.

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