Highlights
- Uchi Scottsdale's chef collaboration dinner series returns June 9 with a ten-course omakase featuring guest chef Digby Stridiron.
- The series, which ran through summer 2024 and into 2025, pairs Uchi's kitchen with outside chefs for single-night ticketed events at $175 per person.
- Past collaborators include James Beard award-winning Chef Christopher Gross of Christopher's at Wrigley Mansion and Food Network chef Peter McQuaid of The Americano.
- Cocktail curation for at least one 2025 installment is handled by Ashley Cibor of Tell Your Friends Speakeasy.
Uchi Scottsdale, the Japanese restaurant and sushi house at 3821 N. Scottsdale Rd., is reviving its chef collaboration dinner series with a one-night-only, ten-course omakase on Tuesday, June 9, featuring acclaimed guest chef Digby Stridiron.
The format pairs Uchi's kitchen with a rotating cast of outside chefs for single-evening ticketed events. The series ran through summer 2024, when Uchi hosted three collaborations: Chef Matt Carter of The Mission on July 16, James Beard award-winning Chef Christopher Gross of Christopher's at Wrigley Mansion on Aug. 13, and Chef Cat Bunnag of Glai Baan on Sept. 8. Tickets for those dinners were priced at $175 per person plus tax and gratuity, with an optional $75 beverage pairing.
The series continued into 2025. A July 22, 2025, installment brought Food Network chef Peter McQuaid of The Americano, a James Beard Foundation Taste America Award winner, together with Uchi Scottsdale Chef de Cuisine Blake Leucke for a multi-course omakase. Cocktail pairings for that evening were curated by Ashley Cibor of Tell Your Friends Speakeasy. Tickets were again priced at $175 per person plus tax and gratuity.
Uchi is a concept from James Beard award-winning chef Tyson Cole, as Phoenix New Times previously noted in its coverage of an earlier collaboration dinner at the Scottsdale location.
The June 9 dinner is described on the restaurant's website as an intimate, ten-course omakase collaboration. Reservation and ticketing details are available through Uchi Scottsdale's website.
Where to find them
- Uchi Scottsdale · uchi-scottsdale.restaurants-world.net
- The Mission · themissionaz.com · Instagram
- Christopher's at Wrigley Mansion · rigleymansion.com · Instagram · Facebook
- Glai Baan · glaibaanaz.com
- The Americano · theamericanorestaurant.com · Instagram · Facebook
- Tell Your Friends Speakeasy · azbridemag.com · Instagram · Facebook
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