YYC EXP introduces:
YYC EXP Chef's Table Series
The YYC EXP Chef's Table is Calgary's new, premier chef collaboration series.
YYC EXP is going beyond the annual festival by creating a year-round series to build excitement and strengthen Calgary's culinary reputation, offering food lovers access to truly exclusive dining experiences.
Each event will transform Calgary's top restaurants into stages for remarkable culinary collaborations, bringing together Calgary's most celebrated chefs with acclaimed guest chefs from across Canada and around the world. This intimate dining series will feature exclusive multi-course tasting menus, limited seating, and unforgettable storytelling. Every dinner will be a thoughtfully curated culinary experience where creativity, collaboration, and community take center stage.
Upcoming Event Aug 17th: Francine's x Feld
Second Event
Francine's welcomes Michelin-starred Feld
Join us for this rare collaboration when Chef Garrett Martin and the Francine’s team welcome James Beard Best Chef Winner (Great Lakes), Jake Potashnick of Michelin one-star Feld in Chicago.
Potashnick and Martin first met in 2016 while cooking together at Daniel Berlin Krog in Skåne-Tranås, Sweden. What started as a shared experience in one of the world's great kitchens grew into a close friendship that has lasted ever since. This dinner will be an opportunity to share an evening that reflects the influences, curiosity, and camaraderie that have shaped both of their careers.
Potashnick has quickly become one of the most exciting chefs in North America. Since opening in 2024, Feld has earned one Michelin star, was named one of Bon Appétit's Best New Restaurants in America, and recognized with the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH) in 2026. His cooking is rooted in an uncompromising respect for ingredients, seasonality, and the people who produce them. Feld has built a reputation for thoughtful, ingredient-driven cuisine that celebrates small farmers, artisans, and the natural character of every product on the plate.
Don't miss this one-night-only guest chef dinner at Francine's on August 17th.
Chef Garrett Martin
Chef Jake Potashnick
Previous Event July 14th: Bar Chouette x Änkôr Bastille Day Celebration
Premiere Event
A celebration of France's national holiday, Bastille Day
A celebration of France’s national holiday, Bastille Day, with a one-night-only summer collaboration. For this exclusive evening, Chef Danny Beaulieu of Canmore’s Änkôr (No. 25 Canada's 100 Best 2026) will join forces with Chefs Duncan Ly and Colby Tio of Bar Chouette. Together, they will curate a collaborative menu that celebrates a Parisian Mid-summer fête, sophisticated, vibrant, and entirely unpretentious.
Chef Duncan Ly
Chef Danny Beaulieu
