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When high gastronomy meets theatre. How will the BEEF gastro performance look like?

15/03/2025

Estimated reading time: 7 min

The Holešovice Market is celebrating its 130th anniversary in grand style. This year, the main focus will be on food and drinks, culminating in a 20-day pop-up revolving around food. By the way, you’ll also be able to taste a cake baked by the dog and the cat. However, the main attraction will be BEEF, a unique gastro performance.

BEEF presents a unique combination of theater and gastronomy, taking place in the former premises of slaughterhouse at the Holešovice Market. This innovative project offers an 11-course dinner, where food becomes an integral part of the artistic experience. 

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Let yourself be carried away by a play of flavors, emotions, and art. Check out the full 11-course menu and discover what awaits you!

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Behind the culinary experience is the head chef of the Mlýnec restaurant, Láďa Vaníček, who created a menu reflecting the symbiosis between theater and gastronomy. The inspiration started with images generated by artificial intelligence, which led to an innovative and creative menu with just one meat course.

The wait for the meat will be like waiting for Christmas, as Adam Skala commented on the menu.

The process of creating the menu was highly dynamic and full of changes, and it will incorporate a number of atypical serving elements to give the entire concept an original and slightly crazy touch. The whole performance will be carried in the spirit of a mass, which is why the courses have names like Annunciation, Ascension, Idol, and Requiem. The menu is full of colors and flavors that will wow you, tear your head off, make you lick your fingers, and in the end, you will die a sweet death.

It will also include the most popular Czech vegetarian dish, can you guess which one?

BEEF offers a unique experience where the boundaries between theater and gastronomy blur, providing guests with the opportunity to experience dinner as a work of art. Are you booking your seats yet?

If you're interested in how such a gastro performance is created, let us take you behind the scenes in our podcast Špetka chuti ze Zátiší, where we talked with Láďa, Adam and Veronika about BEEF.
 

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At the table, a chef, a director, and a producer will join forces…

This is not a joke, it is a gastro BEEF performance, where food is intertwined with theatre! In this podcast, Adam, Láďa and Veronika reveal how food can be part of an artistic experience.

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The main faces of BEEF

PHOTO: Láďa Vaníček, Adam Skala, Veronika Svobodová, Kryštof Bartoš

Láďa Vaníček

Chef of the restaurant Mlýnec, who invented the unique menu for BEEF together with Zátiší Catering. 11 creative courses, an impressive presentation that tricks the eye, that is where Láďa's creative strength lies. 

Adam Skala

A director, screenwriter and dramatist who is not afraid to experiment with form. His productions range from production of Big Beat (Šakalí léta) to immersive plays. He will make sure you remember this performance for a long time.

Veronika Svobodová

Programme manager of the Holešovice Market, whose current work focuses on site-specific projects and immersive productions. In addition to BEEF, she has other food projects that you can visit in the Holešovice Market throughout the whole year.
 

Kryštof Bartoš

Kryštof Bartoš rules BEEF like a high priest - with a charisma that draws you into the mystical atmosphere of the whole performance. A seasoned theatre actor (Klicperovo divadlo, Husa na provázku, Činoherní klub) and a face familiar from films and TV series (Nineties, Golden Swan-Devadesátky, Zlatá labuť) brings an energy to the stage that gets under your skin.

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Would you like to taste Lada's art now?

Láďa Vaníček's seasonal menu is waiting for you at Mlýnec. Come and experience what he’s currently creating!

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