09/16/2026
🔥 BEAT BURKE: This one comes with history.
Chef David Burke goes head-to-head with Chef Phil Deffina of Char Steakhouse - but these two are hardly strangers in the kitchen.
Before Char, Chef Phil served as Executive Chef of Fromagerie, right here in the very building that is now Red Horse by David Burke - Rumson.
Expect serious cooking, mystery ingredients, quick thinking and plenty of banter as former colleagues become competitors for one night only.
Who knows David Burke’s playbook better than a chef who once worked alongside him? And will that be enough to Beat Burke?
Come for the competition. Stay for the stories, the laughs and an incredible dinner along the way.
CHEF DAVID BURKE vs. CHEF PHIL DEFFINA
📍 Red Horse by David Burke • Rumson, NJ
🗓️ Thursday • October 15
⏰ 6:30pm
🎟️ $75pp includes:
• Passed Hors d’oeuvres
• Signature Cocktail
• Three Course Dinner
• Live Cooking Competition Show
• Post-Competition Meet, Greet & Photos
🔗 Reservations: REDHORSEbydb.com/1015 or call (732) 576-3400
Limited Seating. Book Early.
📍 Rumson • Monmouth County, NJ
Ages 12+ welcome. • Minors must be accompanied by an adult.