This year’s Chefs for Equality, titled United Plates of America, takes place on Monday, October 19, 2026 and includes six different activations: four multi-course, wine-paired collab dinners at CUT by Wolfgang Puck, Marcus DC, Moon Rabbit and Centrolina; Drag Brunch for Dinner at Perry’s, and a chef-tastic cocktail party at the award-winning cocktail lounge Silver Lyan. Join us and mingle with DC’s most notable chefs, mixologists and pastry chefs.

The rosters for the four multi-course, chef-driven, wine-paired collab dinners are:

CUT by Wolfgang Puck

Andrew Ho, CUT DC
Jeremy Barragan, Osteria Mozza
Ruben Garcia, Casa Teresa 
Mike Friedman, All-Purpose Hospitality Group
Ligia Barros, CUT DC
Ana Sofia Pino, Lutèce

Centrolina

Amy Brandwein, Centrolina
Tatiana Mora, MITA
Seng Luangrath, Thip Kao/Padaek
Manuela Carbone, Brasero Atlantico
Jamie Leeds, Hank's Oyster Bar
Kat Petinito, The Duck & The Peach
Johanna Hellrigl, Ama
Pichet Ong, Centrolina
Claire King, Caviar Concierge
Julie Cortes, Kayu.Morena

Marcus DC

Anthony Jones, Marcus DC
Paolo Dungca, Kayu
Patrick Benton, Primrose
Ria Montes, Fish Shop
Matt Adler, Caruso’s Grocery/Cucina Morini
Rob Rubba, Oyster Oyster
Kareem Queeman, Mr. Bakes

Moon Rabbit

Kevin Tien, Moon Rabbit
Jeremiah Langhorne, Dabney
Harley Peet, Bas Rouge
Martel Stone, Dogon
Lekki Limtavana, Six Ways to Sunday
Rachel Jennings, Boogy + Peel
Susan Bae, Moon Rabbit

Drag Brunch for Dinner at Perry’s, features a sumptuous buffet by James Beard Award-winning chef Masako Morishita and pastry chef Jill Nguyen and performances by several of DC’s fiercest queens. Also featured are Yuri Oberbillig, Saku Saku Flakerie and Audrey Angeles, Frost & Flourish.

The cocktail party at Silver Lyan will showcase food by chefs David Guas of Neutral Ground Bar and Kitchen, Scott Drewno of The Fried Rice Collective, Danny Lee of The Fried Rice Collective and Victor Albisu of Taco Bamba/Electric Bull.