Chefs unite against racism with dinners at Liberty Station

Chefs Unite dinners will take place at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens in Liberty Station.

May 1, 2021 6 AM PT

On May 11, a newly formed local collaborative called Chefs Unite will kick off four consecutive Tuesday-night dinners to raise money for EmbraceRace, a national initiative to empower and educate a younger generation on matters of race and bias.

The dinners are $89 per person with optional $25 wine or beer pairings. They will all take place at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens at Liberty Station.

The May 11 dinner will feature chefs Claudette Zepeda (VAGA), Danny Lee and Eric Brannon (CHIKO) and Jason McLeod (CH Projects); the chefs on May 18 are: Phillip Esteban (Open Gym), Brian Redzikowski (Kettner Exchange), Cesarina Mezzoni (Cesarina) and Rich Sweeney (Stone Brewing World Bistro); on May 25: Tara Luansing Monsod (Animae), Kelli Crosson (A.R. Valentien), Brad Wise (Trust Restaurant Group) and Matt Richman (Vistal); and on June 1: Kaci Goff (Wolf and Woman), Jojo Ruiz (Lionfish and Serea), Jonathan Bautista (Kingfisher) and Pietro Gallo (Civico 1845 + Civico by the Park).

For reservations, visit un-plated.com/chefs-unite-to-embrace-race/.

Kragen writes about local restaurants for the San Diego Union-Tribune. Email her at pam.kragen@sduniontribune.com.

Pam Kragen

Pam Kragen is a feature writer who specializes in writing human interest, dining, theater and opera stories. She joined The San Diego Union-Tribune staff in October 2012 after 27 years at the North County Times, where she served as the Arts & Features Editor, as well as the paper’s longtime arts writer and theater/opera critic. She is the president and co-founder of the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from San Diego State University and completed fellowships in theater criticism at the University of Southern California and opera/classical music criticism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She reports from the U-T’s North County office in San Marcos.