St. Petersburg has spent years quietly becoming one of the best food cities in the country, and now it has decided to stop being quiet about it. On Tuesday, April 7, two of the city’s most celebrated chefs will share a kitchen at Pulpo Kitchen & Lounge (2147 Central Ave) for a one-night-only collaborative dinner as part of the Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival.
Chef David Benstock of Il Ritorno and Chef Jason Ruhe of Pulpo, Brick & Mortar, and Sea Worthy are teaming up for a chef’s dinner that may well be St. Pete’s culinary event of the spring ahead of the Michelin Guide announcements in May. Yes, this is as good as it sounds. No, you can’t just show up.
Together, the two celebrated chefs will craft a thoughtful multi-course dinner showcasing seasonal ingredients, bold flavors and refined technique, with each course paired with selections presented in partnership with Breakthru Beverage. It is the kind of dinner that sounds like it was designed specifically to make your regular Tuesday feel ashamed of itself…