02/20/2026
Our Sake Dinner is around the corner! Have you made your reservation yet?
On Thursday, February 26th, we're hosting s a rare pairing dinner with Richard Geoffroy, the former Chef de Cave of Dom Pérignon, and the visionary behind IWA—one of the most talked-about modern expressions of sake in the world.
After nearly three decades shaping one of Champagne’s most revered maisons, Richard Geoffroy turned his focus to Japan with a singular question: What if sake were crafted with the same philosophy as fine wine? IWA was born from that idea. Rather than relying on a single fermentation, IWA is created through Assemblage—the blending of multiple base sakes, much like Champagne—allowing for balance, depth, texture, and evolution over time.
This six-course collaboration will feature the debut of IWA Assemblage 6 (2024) alongside a selection of earlier Assemblages, paired to explore how blending, vintage variation, temperature, and service shape the experience at the table. The evening offers a wine-like journey through sake—less about tradition, more about harmony, precision, and emotion.
Guided by Richard Geoffroy and the team at Hestia, the dinner unfolds as a dialogue between fire-driven cuisine and a sake crafted by one of the world’s greatest blending minds. It’s not a sake dinner in the traditional sense, but a re-imagining of what sake can be—through the lens of wine, gastronomy, and creative freedom.
A singular evening for those curious to discover something entirely new, yet beautifully familiar.