{"id":377935,"date":"2026-10-20T14:29:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T14:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/377935\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T14:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T14:29:04","slug":"netflixs-next-gen-chef-winner-andrew-sargent-is-opening-an-nyc-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/377935\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix\u2019s Next Gen Chef Winner Andrew Sargent Is Opening an NYC Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">A Texas chef who made his way to New York is opening a Flatiron tasting menu spot. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carolinerestaurantnyc\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caroline<\/a> from Andrew Sargent will reflect his training at restaurants like Daniel and Per Se, his first-season win on Next Gen Chef on Netflix, and his time as a chef in Dallas. The restaurant is slated to open at 16 W. 18th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, in the spring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">Sargent\u2019s $225 tasting menu will rotate seasonally among 10 courses. Look for dishes like pigeon with dirty rice and squab liver boudin; scrambled eggs with uni in a vol-au-vent with molasses; and a layered foie gras mousse and apricot creation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">He left Per Se this past January and focused on opening Caroline. It was during his time as a sous chef at Per Se when he competed on and won the first season of <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=87443X1797503&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F81755409\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Next Gen Chef<\/a> on Netflix in 2025. He moved to New York from Texas in 2018, where he worked as a saucier at <a href=\"https:\/\/ny.eater.com\/2023\/2\/11\/23596006\/cafe-boulud-reopening-late-2023\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cafe Boulud<\/a> and then a sous chef at <a href=\"https:\/\/ny.eater.com\/2013\/4\/30\/6442671\/chef-daniel-boulud-on-new-york-and-the-story-of-daniel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Restaurant Daniel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">\u201cI really just love New York so much,\u201d Sargent writes over Instagram direct message. \u201cI want to live here for the rest of my life. And then on top of that, I think there\u2019s a certain requirement of excellence to be successful in this business here, and I really want to exist at that level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">Sargentis is happy with the Flatiron address too. \u201cIt\u2019s refined and luxurious without being the ultra-old-money neighborhood,\u201d he writes. \u201cBut it\u2019s also fun and young, but not necessarily hyper-trendy.\u201d The proximity to the Union Square Farmers Market doesn\u2019t hurt either. Caroline will have 1,900 square feet with a 40-seat dining room and a six-seat bar.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Texas chef who made his way to New York is opening a Flatiron tasting menu spot. 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