Chop It Up! The Ultimate Food Fight Poetry Slam

Watch toques and professional poets meet in a battle of food-inspired rhymes live onstage. Chefs (including Egg’s Evan Hanczor and Rocco's Dinner Party winner J.J. Johnson) perform dramatic recipe readings, while poets (including Def Poetry Jam performers Stephen Colman and Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai) spit lyrics inspired by the chefs' recipes. If all that foodie verse has you salivating, snack on bacon-avocado sammies from Brooklyn’s Ted and Honey, macarons from Washington’s Sweet Lobby and other free hors d'oeuvres, washed down with gratis Regal Wines selections and Firecracker Sake. All proceeds benefit Wholesome Wave, a nonprofit that supports local food systems.