The Gaggenau Black Jacket Society honors Michelin-starred chef inductees
Gaggenau, the official home kitchen appliance brand of the Michelin Guide, has welcomed seven chefs from New York restaurants that have attained Michelin Stars into its exclusive Gaggenau Black Jacket Society. Following fetes in Chicago and Washington, DC, pegged to the cities’ Michelin Star reveals (another is planned for LA in early December), Gaggenau held its inaugural Black Jacket New York event at Peak NYC in Hudson Yards on October 7. All the chefs who were honored—including Eric Ripert, Le Bernardin; Daniel Humm, Eleven Madison Park; Emma Bengtsson, Aquavit; Fredrik Berselius, Aska; Daniel Boulud, Daniel; Junghyun Park, Atomix; and Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Jean-Georges—were gifted custom black Bragard professional chef jackets and will be invited to partake in VIP Gaggenau events around the country.
Designers cast their votes
Their design aesthetics may vary, but there’s one thing design forces Athena Calderone, Justina Blakeney, Erick Garcia, Nate Berkus, and Jeremiah Brent can agree on: It’s time to vote! The talents have teamed up with I Am a Voter to encourage their social media followers to cast their ballots before November 8. As part of the effort, participants are sharing well-styled vignettes themed to the “best accessory of all, a ballot!” Spot them on Instagram while waiting in line at your nearest polling center.
Projects
The Williams College art studio undergoes a painterly transformation
Before Pallavi Sen, assistant professor of art at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, could introduce her students to the craft of natural dying, she turned to architect Tessa Kelly, of Group AU, to help build a lab dedicated to processing local dye-bearing plants. Taking square footage from the adjacent printmaking studio and removing the dropped…