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Thursday, November 16, 2017
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
VIP Reception: 5:00 pm
General Admission: 6:00 pm
Celebrity Hosts & Judges
José Andrés
Chef/Owner, ThinkFoodGroup
Event Co-Host
Spike Mendelsohn
Chef and Restaurateur
Event Co-Host
Duff Goldman
Chef and TV Personality
Judge
RUSTY HAMLIN
Chef and TV Personality
Judge
Michael Voltaggio
Chef/Owner, ink. and Sack Sandwiches
Judge
Founded By
José Andrés
Chef/Owner, ThinkFoodGroup
Chair Emeritus, DC Central Kitchen Board of Directors
Master of Ceremonies
Mark Kessler
Stadium Announcer, Washington Redskins
2016 Battling Chefs
Samuel Kim
1789
Andrew Markert
Beuchert’s Saloon
George Rodrigues
Tico
Theary So
Hank’s Oyster Bar
Get Special Access
Sponsor’s Reception
5:00-6:00 p.m.
All sponsors with Sponsor’s Reception tickets get in an hour early from 5-6pm with craft cocktails and artisanal samplings. Guests also have early access to all tasting restaurants before doors open to the public.
Speakeasy
6:30-9:00 p.m.
From 6:30pm through the end of the event, guests purchasing table sponsorships will have access to a dynamic speakeasy, with exclusive culinary offerings, bar service and flat-screens showing the live battle.
Chairman’s Overlook
6:30-9:00 p.m.
Chairman’s Elite Passholders have exclusive access to the gorgeous second floor balcony with the best views of the live, on-stage chef battle and access to special food offerings and cocktails. All Chairman’s Elite Passholders also have access to the VIP Reception from 5-6pm.
Live Auction
Four exciting prize packages will be auctioned live on stage!
2017 Year of Fine Dining
Value: $5,000
Become a very popular person amongst your friends! This package offers dinner for six at 12 of Washington DC’s most popular restaurants, each accompanied by wine pairings or 2 bottles of the sommelier’s choice. Participating restaurants include: 1789, America Eats Tavern, Art and Soul, Barmini, Beuchert’s Saloon, Del Campo, Hank’s Oyster Bar, Jaleo, Kyirisan, Ocean Prime, Tico, Zaytinya.
Weekend Restrictions Apply.
A Tropical Retreat
Value: $4,700
Discover The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, a luxury resort in the Cayman Islands where refined elegance is all encompassing! This package includes a three-night stay in an ocean front guest room with breathtaking views of Seven Mile Beach, plus roundtrip, first class airfare, courtesy of American Airlines.
Year of Brunching
Value: $3,000
Go ahead, enjoy a cocktail in the daytime! This incredible brunch package offers gift certificates to 13 of DC’s hottest brunch spots! Each certificate features a brunch-themed cocktail component for 4 guests. Participating restaurants include: Béarnaise, Casolare, China Chilcano, District Distilling Company, Equinox, Fainting Goat, Hank’s Pasta Bar, Indique, Jaleo, Le Diplomate, Oyamel, The Riggsby, The Wine Kitchen.
MGM National Harbor Getaway
Value: $1,400
Come experience the brand-new luxury resort and casino at MGM National Harbor! Enjoy complimentary accommodations for two in a deluxe room for two nights, dinner for two at one of MGM National Harbor’s seven highly anticipated restaurants, a $250 credit to use at the resort’s world-class spa, plus complimentary valet parking!
DC Central Kitchen
100% of the proceeds from Capital Food Fight combat hunger and create opportunity in Washington, DC
DC Central Kitchen is a nonprofit developer of innovative social ventures that break the cycle of hunger and poverty. Founded in 1989 in protest of traditional charity models, the organization uses career training, job creation, and sustainable business practices to strengthen local food systems and reduce disparities in health and economic opportunity. The Kitchen’s life-changing social ventures include providing culinary job training to at-risk adults, turning wasted food into balanced meals for shelters and nonprofits, and serving healthy, scratch-cooked meals in low-income schools. These efforts have been recognized with the leading national award for healthy school food innovation, The Golden Carrot; the Washington Business Journal’s Green Business Award for Innovation; and the DC Chamber of Commerce’s Community Impact Award.
Getting There
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC
Please visit the “Getting There” page for detailed instructions on the best way to get to the Capital Food Fight.
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