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32nd Annual Chef's Best Dinner & Auction

May 7, 2025: Bringing together business and community leaders to enjoy gourmet tastings from 30+ of the Washington DC region's top chefs and mixologists, followed by a live auction.

ABOUT CHEF'S BEST

Join us to enjoy gourmet tastings and signature cocktails from more than 30 of our region’s top chefs and mixologists!

Proceeds from Chef’s Best will provide critical resources to help Food & Friends prepare and home-deliver 1.75 million free, medically tailored meals, groceries and nutrition counseling to 5,300 individuals living with a serious or chronic illness, including dependents and caregivers. Meals are delivered throughout the District of Columbia, nine counties in Maryland, and seven counties and seven independent cities in Virginia. Food & Friends is the only community-based organization in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region that provides home-delivered, medically tailored meals. Eligibility is based solely on illness, though more than 65% of households served live on $1,500 a month or less. Meals are 100% free of charge.

Please join us as a sponsor to help our neighbors living with a life challenging illness.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Marriott Marquis DC
901 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20001

President's Reception: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Invitation Only)
Gourmet Chef Tastings Reception:  6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Dessert, Program & Live Auction:  8:15 p.m.

Attire: Business/cocktail

Join us for a community-wide celebration!

Contact

Jenna Smith, Special Events Director

jsmith@foodandfriends.org

(202) 269-6826

Chef Chair
Rooster & Owl Owner/Culinary Director Yuan Tang

Yuan conceptualized Rooster & Owl to develop inventive, contemporary American cuisine in a fun, collaborative environment. Previously, he worked at three-Michelin-star Jean Georges and one-Michelin-star The Modern and was the sous chef at one-Michelin-star Dovetail in New York City.

Are you a chef or mixologist interested in participating in Chef's Best?

Contact Special Events Director Jenna Smith at (202) 269-6826 or jsmith@foodandfriends.org.

Leadership Committee

Co-Chairs

Hastie Afkhami, S-3 Group

Joe Maloney, American Gaming Association

 

Members

Michael Akin, LINK Strategic Partners

Misty Allen, Comcast

Anthony Athanason, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

Zach Bache, Atwell, LLC

Michael J. Baks, Attorney 

Bobby Candelieri, Pinnacle Bank

Joy Candelieri, Campaigns & Elections

Brian Edling, OpenTable

Wayne Fong, DRT Strategies

Chris Holland, Wegmans

Carole Lambert, LINK Strategic Partners

Joan Lynch, Marriott International

James (Jimmy) Olevson, National Capital Bank

Altmann Pannell, Coca Cola Consolidated

Adam Peterman, T-Mobile

Bill Thorne, National Retail Federation