Taste of Space: Celebrity Chef Edition

Taste of Space: Celebrity Chef Edition is back! On Saturday, November 15, 2025, the stars align for an unforgettable culinary event. You won’t want to miss this year’s lineup:

Chef Jet Tila (Cutthroat Kitchen, Iron Chef America) makes his debut appearance on the Celebrity Chef stage
Chef Amanda Freitag (Chopped, Iron Chef America) returns to cook up something special.
Chef Jon Ashton (The Today Show, The Tonight Show) returns to host and join in on the cooking demonstrations
That’s not all. NASA legends join in on the action! Meet astronauts Robert “Bob” Cabana, Nicole Stott, and Michael López-Alegría as they share stories from space and participate in the live cooking demos.

This year’s theme celebrates international cuisine in honor of the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station. There are two exciting ways to meet these VIPS and experience this culinary event:
1. Live Celebrity Chef Demonstrations and Tastings
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The Chef Demonstration and Tasting is a one-of-a-kind experience. The celebrity chefs will demonstrate their expert cooking techniques on stage and share their custom menu samplings with the audience. These demonstrations are sure to be enlightening and entertaining!
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*
Please Note: There will be no formal seating for this event.

2. Exclusive VIP Chef Experience
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
This is the most gourmet meal in the galaxy. Enjoy an elevated culinary experience featuring the celebrity chefs. In this small and exclusive group setting, this experience includes a multi-course dinner designed for you by the chefs themselves. As you are a VIP at this event, each table will receive personal visits from the chefs while you enjoy conversations with astronauts Cabana, Stott and López-Alegría.

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 celebrity chefs
Open bar
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