Thank you for such a quick and enthusiastic response! We are currently SOLD OUT for this event.
Please join us on Thursday, February 29, for a special Spotlight Chef’s Tasting Dinner event – an amazing culinary evening featuring 29 courses for 29 guests from Chef Nico Abello.
The dinner will consist of a 29-course tasting menu (some of the courses will be served simultaneously so that it doesn’t take 10 hours to complete 😊). The event will begin at 6:00pm and will take place in the Loft at Soby’s. The evening will be very similar to the Loft Dinner Series with Chef Nico that he’s been hosting since January 2023.
These seats are limited to the first 29 guests to register and pay a non-refundable deposit of $229 – which is the cost of the meal. Please note that for this dinner we will not be able to offer substitute courses for dietary restrictions – however with 29 courses, there should only be a couple of occasions where a guest with allergies or dietary restrictions would have to skip a course.
Wine is not included, but our Wine Director, Joe Crossan, and the team of Sommeliers, will curate an optional 7-wine pairing to complement the dinner for $75 as well as offering bottle service from the award-winning Soby’s Wine Cellar.
To make your reservation, please email the following information to events@sobys.com and a concierge will contact you by phone to detail your reservation. **
- Name
- Phone Number
- Number of Guests
**Reservations will be responded to in the order they come in – first emailed, first served. Due to the intimate nature of this event, a credit card will be required to pay for your reservation at the time of booking.
Cancellation Policy: The response to these events has been very enthusiastic and we want to make sure we can accommodate as many guests as possible. We will not be able to accept cancellations for this dinner but can help transfer reservations if the need arises.
Learn more about Chef Nico Abello below.
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Chef Nico Abello
Corporate Chef, Table 301
Nico Abello is a classically trained French chef who has worked in some of the best kitchens in France and the United States. Born in Velizy Villacoublay, a small town outside Paris, Chef Nico knew from a young age that he wanted to work in the hospitality industry. He started culinary school at the age of 15 and initially worked in the front of the house, but soon gained an appreciation for the kitchen and decided a career as a chef was his destiny. At age 17, he apprenticed with the two-star Michelin restaurant, Les Trois Marches in Versailles with Chef Gérard Vié and Sous Chef Laurent Zajac. It was here that he launched his career, learning first-hand the hard work and skills necessary to achieve success in the restaurant business.
Much of Chef Nico’s culinary inspiration came from the iconic chefs he’s worked with throughout his impressive career, including Philippe Letourneur, Thierry Conte, Franck Charpentier, Pierre Gagnaire, Daniel Boulud, JF Bruel, and Eddy Leroux. In 2016, he opened the restaurant L’Appart in Manhattan’s Le District as Executive Chef, where he was awarded a Michelin star for six consecutive years. It was during a visit to the Upstate for a culinary event in 2018 that Chef Nico and his wife fell in love with Greenville. But it wasn’t until after living in New York City during Covid that they decided to make a lifestyle change and move south. In 2022, he joined Table 301 as Corporate Chef where he currently is working closely with the restaurants to support and guide menu development as well as educate and mentor the company’s chefs and associates.
Chef Nico says, “I love what I do because it’s creative, and it’s very gratifying to see people happy with the food we produce in the kitchen. I appreciate working with our restaurants’ dedicated teams, including everyone from the maître d’, to the servers and sommeliers, and to the associates that help create the menus – they all help bring together a memorable experience for our guests.”
In his spare time, Chef Nico says he loves to spend time with his children and wife. “I’m very relaxed. I enjoy taking care of the house and having a list of redesign projects to complete. I also love cooking for my family and hearing my sons say ‘I’m the best Papa cook’. I’m also interested in car racing, drinking good wine, and the outdoors.”