Curtis Stone is one of the seven all-star chefs driving Netflix’s first culinary venture: Netflix Bites, an elevated pop-up restaurant that unites chefs from your favorite food shows.

The Australian chef has opened two Michelin-starred Los Angeles restaurants named after his grandmothers, Gwen and Maude, and a third, Woodend by Curtis Stone, in the Maroma hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico. He’s also made appearances on myriad shows, developed a line of cookware, and written New York Times best-selling cookbooks. 

Stone brings his distinctive Aussie flair to Netflix Bites, alongside fellow chefs and Netflix stars Dominique Crenn (Chef’s Table), Ming Tsai (Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend), Nadiya Hussain (Nadiya’s Time to Eat), Ann Kim (Chef’s Table: Pizza), Rodney Scott (Chef’s Table: BBQ), Jacques Torres (Nailed It!), and Andrew Zimmern (Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend). Serving his signature cuisine, Stone uses one-of-a-kind ingredients like finger limes and contributes dishes including wood-fired lamb ribs with leek ash yogurt and a Dungeness crab curry.

Here, he sets the scene and the table for his dream dinner party.

Sharing a meal is one of the most universal and intimate things we can do with one another. We take slowing down and breaking bread for granted. Bringing that conviviality and togetherness to the Netflix Bites experience in the middle of Los Angeles has been so fulfilling and a whole lot of fun.

[For my dream dinner party] I’d definitely [cook] the lamb ribs, and I make a mean steak. So probably a wood-fired, bone-in, dry-aged rib eye. You can’t go wrong with lobster, in my opinion, and I love a good pasta. Chocolate has to be involved, so probably a soufflé for dessert. Lots of champagne because it’s a celebration, and Kate Gerwin’s Spanish gin and tonic cart.

Tina Turner would be at the top of the invite list. She was my first crush. I remember listening to “What’s Love Got to Do with It” over and over when it came out. I was probably eight years old. I was incredibly sad when she passed away this year — what an incredible talent. I’m also a huge boxing fan so I think I’d have to invite Muhammad Ali; I mean, he’s the GOAT. I would invite my grannies, Maude and Gwen, because they have been the inspiration behind my restaurants and career in cooking. I’d seat them next to Queen Elizabeth II, who I had the opportunity to meet during my time in London. We’re big Beatles fans in my house, so I’d round out the guest list with the Fab Four. And, of course, my wife Lindsay would have to be there. If I had this party without her, I’d be sleeping on the couch.

Linds and I love entertaining together, so we’d probably host in our backyard and ask the Beatles to bring their instruments. Tina could sing a duet with Paul, and look, I’ve created a new band!