A one-night-only ticketed dinner series founded by Elena Besser that hands MM Kitchen Studio's kitchen to sous chefs and line cooks from top NYC restaurants like Le Bernardin and Eleven Madison Park.
MM Kitchen Studio, Meatpacking District, Manhattan



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Per Time Out, The Lineup is now in its ninth recurring season, with each $180 ticketed dinner spotlighting a different sous chef, chef de cuisine, or line cook from a marquee NYC kitchen (Le Bernardin, Borgo, Eleven Madison Park) running the room for one night only.
Access is ticket-based rather than walk-in or a wait-in-line model: Time Out directs diners to book via www.thelineupdinner.com/tickets, though the page does not report sellout status or waitlist figures for specific dates.
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Reservations: Ticketed advance booking per dated dinner, per Time Out
Walk-ins: No walk-in service reported; ticketed only
5:30pm start, per Time Out
There's no walk-up wait — Time Out describes it as a ticketed, one-night-only dinner series where each date sells a fixed number of seats in advance.
Yes, effectively — tickets are booked in advance at www.thelineupdinner.com/tickets, per Time Out.
No, Time Out indicates it operates as a ticketed five-course dinner ($180) at MM Kitchen Studio, not a walk-in service.
Sources: Time Out New York