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Layla Renner
Case Study 04

Top Chef Alumni Dinner

Five courses. Two Top Chef alumni. One night in Charlotte.

The Story

Church and Union Charlotte brought together two of Bravo's most beloved Top Chef alumni for an exclusive five course tasting dinner on September 18, 2025. Chef Jamie Lynch, a three time Top Chef competitor and Chef Partner behind a seven restaurant empire across Charlotte, Charleston, Nashville, and Denver, hosted the evening alongside Chef Sam Talbot. The dinner was bold, seasonal, and built around the kind of elevated Southern cooking Lynch has become known for across the Southeast.

I was brought in to handle all content creation for the event. From behind the scenes footage throughout the evening to dedicated video coverage of each of the five courses, I captured the full story of the night in a way that could live beyond the event itself.

The deliverables were built with a dual purpose: organic social recap content to engage their existing audience and high quality video assets that Church and Union can use as evergreen advertising to promote future events and dinners.

Behind the Scenes Event CoverageCourse by Course Video ContentSocial Media Recap ContentEvergreen Ad AssetsEvent PhotographyCreative DirectionBehind the Scenes Event CoverageCourse by Course Video ContentSocial Media Recap ContentEvergreen Ad AssetsEvent PhotographyCreative Direction

Content Samples

One evening. Five courses. Content built to last.