Join Les Dames Escoffier Washington DC Regional Chapter in celebrating our Gala and Auction, Les Dames in Normandy, on Monday, June 3 at 6:30 pm at La Maison Française of the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd. NW.

The evening promises a merveilleux mélange of the area’s finest chefs, sparkling personalities, music, and fun all for a good cause: to help fund the grants and scholarships we award each year to women seeking careers in the culinary arts, beverage, and hospitality.

Share VIP drinks and dinner with luminaries such as chef/TV host Carla Hall, food critics Tom Sietsema and David Hagedorn, esteemed cookbook authors Joan Nathan and Toni Tipton-Martin. Bid on terrific dining and experience packages in a live auction (hosted by Dame Carla!). Meet our new and past grantees, scholarship winners, and notable Dames. TheListAreYouOnIt and radio host Nycci Nellis will emcee.

Enjoy a feast honoring Normandy and the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, featuring, cheeses, cider and wines, and a Normandy-inspired meal prepared by noted area chefs including: Scheyla Acosta of La Bonne Vache; Susan Bae of Moon Rabbit; Ann Cashion of La Bonne Vache; Bertrand Chemel of 2941; Hugh Cossard of Food Expression; Mark Courseille of Olivia Macaron; Tony DiGregorio of Kingbird at The Watergate Hotel; Stéphane Grattier of Boulangerie Christophe; Seng Luangrath of Thip Khao and Padaek; Christophe and Michelle Poteaux of Bastille Brasserie & Bar; and Kevin Tien of Moon Rabbit and students and instructors from Metropolitan Culinary Arts Institute.

DC Dames are part of an international philanthropic organization (LDEI) dedicated to lifting up all in the fields of food, beverage, and hospitality. Our diverse chapter includes restaurateurs and chefs, wine and spirits professionals, cookbook authors and journalists, nutritionists and food policy advocates, social media powerhouses and public relations experts, and event planners. Since our group’s inception in 1985, we have given out more than $500,000 in grants and scholarships.

Tickets are $350 VIP dinner (for the general public + Dames); $250 dinner (for the general public); $125 dinner (only for members of the DC Regional Chapter of Les Dames).

For VIP ticket purchasers, please select your VIP table when purchasing your ticket.

Click here to view a brief video about our chapter, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3).
For media inquiries, contact Charissa Benjamin at [email protected]
For general questions and other information, contact us at [email protected]

We are honored to present a special Lunar New Year dinner at Chang Chang. It will be the restaurant’s final Chinese new year celebration of the season so you don't want to miss it!

Chang Chang, 1200 19th St. NW, Washington DC
Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024
5:30 PM Welcome drink
6:00 PM Dinner
 
The ticket price of $115 includes a welcome cocktail/mocktail drink, a four-course dinner and remarks by Dame Janet Cam and Chang Chang director of events and Dame Jen Lin-Liu about the holiday and its traditional Lion Dance. Optional wine pairing is available; when you register, please indicate if you want the pairing. Payment for the wine pairing will be due at the restaurant. Ticket price of $115 includes tax and gratuities.

Tickets must be purchased in advance.  Click here to buy your tickets.
 
A portion of the proceeds from the event will go towards grants and scholarships for women in the DMV in the culinary fields. ​​

Please join us for this evening with Nathalie Dupree!  Tickets must be purchased in advance.  Click here to buy your tickets. 

Please join us for an evening of food and wine at Barbara Black's new restaurant Black Coffee while learning about wine pairings from Vickie Reh.  New ticket prices have been added, so you can attend with or without purchasing Vickie's new cookbook The Wine Table, Recipes and Pairings from Winemakers's Kitchens.  Ticket cost is $65 (public) or $55 (Dames members only) without the book.  Ticket price including the cookbook is $115 (public) or $105 (Dames members only).  Seating is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance.  For more information, please see the flyer below.  To purchase your tickets on Evenbrite, please click here.  

We hope you will join us for this event!  Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance.  Click here to print the program below.  Click here to register for your tickets on Eventbrite!

SPAIN AND THE FOOD OF THE NUEVO SOUTH
Spanish colonizers brought forth ingredients, techniques, and culinary language that helped shape what we now recognize as both Southern and Latin American foodways. Sandra Gutierrez (NC) will share how Spanish culinary influences made it possible for Latin and Southern foodways to meld. All the while, you will enjoy a traditional Spanish meal made with the most prized ingredients at the base of the new Southern-Latino table. Sandra is the author of four books including The New Southern-Latino Table; Latin American Street Food: The Best Flavors of Markets, Beaches, and Roadside Stands from Mexico to Argentina; and Empanadas: The Hand-Held Pies of Latin America. A former food editor of the Cary (NC) News, she won LDEI's 2017 M.F.K. Fisher Award grand prize of $1,000.
DATE:    Saturday, May 5, 2018
TIME:   12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Jaleo Crystal City 2250-A Crystal Drive at 23rd Street
               Arlington, VA 22202  www.jaleo.com
PRICE:   $35 for Members of Les Dames,  $45 for public
(non-members' price includes a $10.00 tax-exempt donation for LDEI-DC scholarships) Includes menu below below.  Alcoholic and soft drinks for separate purchase.
RSVP:   Tickets must be purchased in advance.
​               Click here to buy your tickets on Eventbrite!

​DUMPLINGS ALONG THE SILK ROAD
Join culinary experts Janet Cam and Amy Riolo for a virtual journey along the Silk Road to learn the roles and recipes of dumplings in various times and cultures.  Beginning in Chang'an (now Xi'an) China and ending in Venice, Italy, Janet and Amy will discuss Chinese, Central Asian, Turkish, Middle Eastern and Italian Dumplings.  Enjoy samples prepared by Janet Yu while gaining an appreciation for the evolution of the dumpling and historical significance as evidenced in today's global menus.  Following the presentation, we will enjoy a multi-course Chinese menu which includes one-of-a-kind 8 course menu from the Chinese province of Taishan.  Each dish incorporates symbolism and Traditional Chinese Medicine which highlights the underlying theme of the presentation.  Tea Specialist, Laurie Bell, will discuss the Pu-erh tea that will be served.

DATE:  Monday, April 16, 2018
TIME:  6:30 p.m.
PLACE:  Hollywood East Cafe, Westfield Wheaton Mall, 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD  20902
PRICE:  $65 Members of Les Dames, $75 Public (non-members' price includes a $10.00 tax-exempt donation for LDEI-DC scholarships). Price includes presentation, dumpling samples and 8 course one-of-a-kind dinner!  Alcoholic and soft drinks purchased separately.
RSVP:  Tickets must be purchased in advance.  Click here for more information at www.lesdamesdc.org or click here to  buy your tickets on Eventbrite!

Join us for this all day insider's tour of Mount Vernon!  Click here to purchase your tickets on Eventbrite!  Tickets much be purchased in advance.

We hope you can join us at this exciting and educational event.  Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance.  Click here for more information and to buy your tickets on Eventbrite!

Please join us for this evening of food and wine at Barbara Black's new restaurant while learning about wine pairings and receive a copy of Vickie Reh's new book The Wine Table - Recipes and Pairings from Winemakers' Kitchens.  Tickets must be purchased in advance.  For more information, please see the flyer below.  Click here for tickets or visit www.lesdamesdc.org