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A Culinary Residence sits at the
corner of Campus and
Community.

A Culinary Residence sits at the corner of Campus and Community.

The country’s first tasting-menu-only teaching restaurant – a truly unique and elevated experience where education meets experiential dining.

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Chef Tyler Lyne

Chef in Residence 

Chef Tyler Lyne is the inaugural Chef in Residence at  1856 – Culinary Residence. A graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Lyne has traveled the world gaining experience at highly regarded restaurants in The Netherlands, Japan and New York City, before moving to Birmingham with his wife, Pastry Chef Jennifer Lyne, and launching Tasting TBL, an intimate chef’s tasting experience.

Thomas Price

Master Sommelier in Residence

Master Sommelier Thomas Price has spent the last 35 years working in some of Seattles most prominent restaurants, including his own. Shortly after obtaining his Master Sommelier certificate in 2012, Price joined Jackson Family Fine Wines as National Director of Wine Education, in addition to working with Auburn University’s Hospitality Management program as a visiting sommelier over the last eight years.

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EXPERIENCE

Every year, a nationally acclaimed chef will work alongside our Ithaka Hospitality Partners team as well as  Auburn University’s culinary science faculty to create a unique restaurant concept, providing an ever-changing culinary experience for students as well as clientele in a beautiful, intimate environment, with vegetables, produce and herbs coming from an operational rooftop garden, created and managed by Auburn University’s Horticulture Program, looking out over our iconic Samford Hall.

EXPERIENCE

Every year, a nationally acclaimed chef will work alongside our Ithaka Hospitality Partners team as well as  Auburn University’s culinary science faculty to create a unique restaurant concept, providing an ever-changing culinary experience for students as well as clientele in a beautiful, intimate environment, with vegetables, produce and herbs coming from an operational rooftop garden, created and managed by Auburn University’s Horticulture Program, looking out over our iconic Samford Hall.

The Menu

A roof-to-table experience, 1856 – Culinary Residence’s menu is shaped by the produce grown on the rooftop garden of the Rane Culinary Science Center. Seasonally-inspired and rotating often, the menu is set by our Chef In Residence and executed by our culinary team and students. 

1856 – CULINARY RESIDENCE WILL NURTURE THE CULINARY TALENTS OF THE NEXT GENERATION WHILE SERVING MEMORABLE MEALS TO GUESTS. SITUATED ON THE CORNER OF SOUTH COLLEGE STREET AND THACH AVENUE, THE RESTAURANT CAN WELCOME UP TO 60 GUESTS AT A TIME AND FEATURE A DISTINGUISHED “CHEF IN RESIDENCE” PROGRAM. THE RESTAURANT’S OPEN KITCHEN WILL INVITE GUESTS TO WATCH AS THEIR DISHES ARE PREPARED, AND A TWO-STORY WINE ROOM STOCKED WITH BOTTLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD WILL PROVIDE A STUNNING BACKDROP TO INTIMATE MEALS IN THE PRIVATE DINING ROOM.

Events

Elevated spaces for the most special of occasions. 1856 – Culinary Residence has three unique options for your next event.

Elevated spaces for the most special of occasions. 1856 has three unique options for your next event.

Chef Tyler Lyne
Chef in Residence

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