Great Chefs of San Francisco Guest Star at supperclub
Restaurant Uber Dinner II

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a city known for its culinary excellence and creative exuberance, supperclub Restaurant in San Francisco will host two renowned and accomplished chefs to guest star with Executive Chef Guus Wickenhagen to create its second Uber Dinner on Monday, June 1, at its dramatic SOMA district location.

Jennie Lorenzo, Executive Chef of famed Fifth Floor Restaurant, and Jamie Lauren, acclaimed Executive Chef at San Francisco’s Absinthe Brasserie & Bar will each create a special course for the evening’s collaborative prix fixe dinner. Wine parings from select premier winemakers will be included.

“supperclub has always been a celebration of the arts,” said General Manager Edme Straver. “Our Uber Dinners are envisioned to showcase the best in culinary arts, and that’s why we’re so excited to welcome stellar chefs like Jennie and Jamie to collaborate with us.”

As always, supperclub will delight guests with a variety of exotic and mesmerizing entertainment, music, and live performances as they recline on comfortable Roman-style beds in the restaurant’s all-white two-tiered main dining room.

Guest Chef Jennie Lorenzo has achieved critical acclaim at the Michelin-rated Fifth Floor Restaurant, located in the Palomar Hotel in San Francisco. Born and raised in Manila, Lorenzo travelled the globe to work with some of the world’s top chefs including Marco Pierre White at the Mirabelle and the three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London, and with Roland Passot at La Folie and Laurent Gras at Fifth Floor in San Francisco. She assisted in the opening of AME at the St. Regis in San Francisco with Lissa Doumani and Hiro Sone before jetting off to Tokyo to work at the Michelin two-star Ryugin. Back now at Fifth Floor as Executive Chef, Lorenzo works with Culinary Director Laurent Manrique to transform their vision of Gascony cuisine into exceptional and memorable dining experiences for their guests.

Growing up in New York City, Absinthe Executive Chef Jamie Lauren’s affinity for bright and flavorful cuisine originated as a child at some of Manhattan’s best neighborhood restaurants. An honors graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Lauren has had the opportunity to work with many celebrity chefs, including Anita Lo of Annisa in New York City, Lance Dean Velasquez of Bendean in Berkeley, and Jean-Michel Bouvier from L’Essential in Chambéery, France.

She rose to become one of San Francisco Chronicle’s “Rising-Star Chefs” in 2005, assuming the Executive Chef position at Absinthe in July 2007. Best described as American-influenced French and Northern Italian, Lauren’s menus at Absinthe echo her commitment to organic, locally grown, seasonal ingredients. She was named as Restaurant Hospitality Magazine’s “Rising Star Chef 2008” and competed on Bravo's award-winning show "Top Chef" in 2009.

supperclub San Francisco’s Executive Chef Guus Wickenhagen started his culinary carrier as a teenager, eventually working his way into the elite kitchen of the renowned De Zwarte Walvis, a 2-Star Michelin restaurant in The Netherlands. From there, Wickenhagen joined supperclub Amsterdam to pursue his interest in contemporary global cuisine, eventually rising to the position of Executive Chef and helping cement the restaurant’s reputation for its excellent menus. His culinary innovation and startling presentations are designed to surprise the eye and delight the palate.

“Our first Uber Diner featured extraordinary chefs and outstanding winemakers,” added Straver. “The superb culinary artists for our second event are exceptionally talented and equally impressive. We know that the experience will be unlike anything we’ve seen or tasted before.”

A limited number of reservations are available for supperclub’s Uber Dinner II. $125 per person includes wine pairings. For more information, please call 415.348.0900, or visit www.supperclub.com.