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AT THE BEACH HOUSE

Good music.
Memorable evenings.

MUSIC & EVENTS

Make a night of it.

Choose an evening. Meet the music. Make a plan to join us.

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September 2026

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YOUR DAY

Thursday, September 10, 2026

September listings were verified against the restaurant calendar on September 9, 2026. October and November 2026 listings were supplied by Jeanne, General Manager, on September 27, 2026. Schedule changes are possible; this website does not sync automatically.

THE PLANNED CHEF DINNER SERIES

Five courses.
Four perspectives.

Choose a culinary perspective, then ask our team about the evening.

SPBH kitchen plating individual dishes
The finishing touches, before service.
Sliced meat entrées with vegetables arranged on plates in the SPBH kitchen
From Chef Sunder Pels’s kitchen collection.

Past SPBH dishes shown, not the upcoming chef-series menu.

From Thomas Keller’s restaurant cooking to Oscar Moreno’s Mexican culinary heritage, explore the inspiration behind each planned five-course dinner.

Thomas Keller

OCT 24 · CHEF SERIES

Thomas Keller

An evening of inspiration

ABOUT THE CHEF

American chef and restaurateur behind The French Laundry in Yountville and Per Se in New York. Bio source ↗

Official website

THE EVENING

An evening of careful details and a fresh look at the familiar, with Thomas Keller as the culinary starting point.

Oysters and Pearls, photographed at The French Laundry · Thomas Keller inspiration
Oysters and Pearls, photographed at The French Laundry · Thomas Keller inspiration. Culinary reference only; not an SPBH dish or promised menu.

Five courses · $70 per person

Standard drinks pairing +$35 · $105 total
or Premium drinks pairing +$55 · $125 total

Before tax and gratuity. Premium replaces standard; drinks selections to be confirmed.

Ask about this dinner

Year and service time to be confirmed. An enquiry does not reserve a seat. Ticket checkout is not yet available.

Julia Child

NOV 21 · CHEF SERIES

Julia Child

An evening of inspiration

ABOUT THE CHEF

Cookbook author and television teacher who brought French cooking to American homes through Mastering the Art of French Cooking and The French Chef. Bio source ↗

Julia Child Foundation

THE EVENING

French cooking, shared generously. This dinner takes Julia Child’s work as an invitation to gather around the table.

Boeuf bourguignon · French culinary inspiration, photographed by ZhengZhou
Boeuf bourguignon · French culinary inspiration, photographed by ZhengZhou. Culinary reference only; not an SPBH dish or promised menu.

Five courses · $70 per person

Standard drinks pairing +$35 · $105 total
or Premium drinks pairing +$55 · $125 total

Before tax and gratuity. Premium replaces standard; drinks selections to be confirmed.

Ask about this dinner

Year and service time to be confirmed. An enquiry does not reserve a seat. Ticket checkout is not yet available.

Oscar Moreno

DEC 12 · CHEF SERIES

Oscar Moreno

Dinner role to be confirmed

ABOUT THE CHEF

MeXo’s executive chef, raised in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. His work explores Mexican culinary traditions and pre-Hispanic influences. Under his culinary leadership, MeXo was named Global Cuisine Restaurant of the Year at the 2024 West Michigan Food & Beverage Awards. Bio source ↗

MeXo · Official restaurant

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2025 ACF Cutting Edge Award · American Culinary Federation ↗

2023 Chef of the Year · West Michigan Food & Beverage Awards ↗

2019 ChoppedGR Champion · Local charity cooking competition ↗

2026 Best of Grand Rapids · One of three Chef category winners ↗

THE EVENING

Continue the series with five courses and a closer look at Oscar Moreno, MeXo’s executive chef. His work connects Mexican heritage with contemporary dining—a rich starting point for an evening of food and conversation at Sandy Point.

Summer Salmon from MeXo · Restaurant context for Oscar Moreno’s culinary work
Summer Salmon from MeXo · Restaurant context for Oscar Moreno’s culinary work. Culinary reference only; not an SPBH dish or promised menu.

Five courses · $70 per person

Standard drinks pairing +$35 · $105 total
or Premium drinks pairing +$55 · $125 total

Before tax and gratuity. Premium replaces standard; drinks selections to be confirmed.

Ask about this dinner

Year and service time to be confirmed. An enquiry does not reserve a seat. Ticket checkout is not yet available.

Marco Pierre White

JAN 29 · CHEF SERIES

Marco Pierre White

An evening of inspiration

ABOUT THE CHEF

British chef who earned three Michelin stars in 1995 at Restaurant Marco Pierre White in London. Bio source ↗

Official website

THE EVENING

Close the series with five courses, a deliberate pace, and room to savor the details. This evening looks to Marco Pierre White’s influential restaurant cooking for inspiration, bringing a fresh perspective to the Beach House table.

Steak au poivre · Classic French culinary inspiration; not a Marco Pierre White dish
Steak au poivre · Classic French culinary inspiration; not a Marco Pierre White dish. Culinary reference only; not an SPBH dish or promised menu.

Five courses · $70 per person

Standard drinks pairing +$35 · $105 total
or Premium drinks pairing +$55 · $125 total

Before tax and gratuity. Premium replaces standard; drinks selections to be confirmed.

Ask about this dinner

Year and service time to be confirmed. An enquiry does not reserve a seat. Ticket checkout is not yet available.

Photography credits & licenses

Portraits are cropped and displayed in grayscale; dish images are resized and cropped. Julia Child and Marco Pierre White image adaptations remain under their respective ShareAlike licenses.

  • Oscar Moreno — Grand Rapids Chamber, Rooted in Heritage. Identified as Oscar Moreno of MeXo. Company-owned photograph, confirmed by the restaurant; cropped and displayed in grayscale.
  • Thomas Keller — Arnold Gatilao, source, CC BY 2.0.
  • Julia Child — ©Lynn Gilbert, source, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Marco Pierre White — Dorota Trupp, original crop by Vuzor, source, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Oysters and Pearls — Sarah_Ackerman, source, CC BY 2.0.
  • Boeuf bourguignon — ZhengZhou, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized to WebP and cropped for display; adaptation retains this license. French culinary reference, not a photograph of Julia Child’s cooking or an SPBH menu item.
  • Steak au poivre — Mark Mitchell, source, CC BY 2.0. Resized to WebP for display. General French inspiration; not attributed to Marco Pierre White.
  • MeXo Summer Salmon — MeXo (source photograph). Company restaurant image used at the owner’s request, resized for display. Not claimed personally prepared by Oscar Moreno or part of the SPBH dinner menu.
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