Our favorite star-studded culinary experience returns this year with some new and familiar faces! Join Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for Taste of Space: Celebrity Chef Edition on Saturday, November 2, 2024. This year, we welcome back chef Duff Goldman (Ace of Cakes, Kids Baking Championship) and a new face to Taste of Space, chef Amanda Freitag (Chopped, Iron Chef America). Chef Jon Ashton (The Today Show, The Tonight Show) returns as well to cook up something special and serve as our host. Even veteran NASA astronauts Robert “Bob” Cabana, Janet Kavandi and José Hernández will participate and share their spaceflight stories to those in attendance.
There are two amazing ways to experience this culinary event.
Live Celebrity Chef Demonstrations and Tastings
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The Chef Demonstration and Tasting is a one-of-a-kind evening event featuring the celebrity chefs demonstrating their expert cooking techniques on stage. They will share their custom menu samplings with the astronauts and audience. To top off the evening, Chef Duff’s Charm City Cakes will unveil a signature space-themed cake to be enjoyed by all.
Ticket includes:
Samplings from the chef demonstration menu
Two (2) alcoholic drink tickets
Cash bar
Astronaut photo opportunities
Signed commemorative piece by the chefs and astronauts
Custom event pin
Tickets: $175 per person, plus tax*
Exclusive VIP Chef Experience
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Be one of the VIPs who will enjoy an elevated culinary experience featuring the celebrity chefs. In this small and exclusive group setting, enjoy a multi-course dinner designed for you by the chefs themselves. As you are a VIP at this event, your table will receive personal visits from the chefs while you enjoy conversations with astronauts Hernández, Cabana and Kavandi.
This exclusive dining experience includes:
The Live Celebrity Chef Demonstrations and Tastings at 6:00 PM (see above) followed by:
A plated meal created by the chefs
Open bar featuring wine from José Hernández’s winery Tierra Luna Cellars
Photo and autograph opportunities with the chefs and astronauts
Nowhere else on the planet can you participate in a culinary experience quite like this. The private dining location will be on the second floor of Gateway inside the flight terminal of Spaceport KSC®.
Tickets: $499 per person, plus tax
Tickets for this experience are sold out, but please plan for next year!