UPCOMING EVENTS

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Elmina Guest Chef Dinner Series

Join Chef Eric Adjepong for a series of monthly dinners where he will host some of his chef friends from around the country for an evening of intimate dining. Dinners will include a 4-course tasting menu for $140 per person.

The Lineup

OCTOBER 21 | Tristen Epps, Winner of Top Chef Season 22 SOLD OUT

NOVEMBER 10 | Alex Guarnaschelli, Food Network star and co-host with Chef Eric on Alex vs America
Reservations Open October 13

JANUARY 27 | Mei Lin, Winner of Top Chef Season 12 and Food Network Tournament of Champions Season 4
Reservations Open November 29

Tickets are now on sale for the October dinner with Tristen Epps.

SOLD OUT
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GUEST CHEF

Tristen Epps
October 21

Chef Tristen, fresh off his Top Chef Season 22 victory in June, joins Chef Eric to create a unique menu blending Tristen’s Caribbean roots with Elmina’s Ghanaian flavors. Following his recent win, Tristen has embarked on a national tour, bringing a taste of his upcoming Houston restaurant, Buboy, to some of the country’s most exciting dining rooms.

SOLD OUT

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GUEST CHEF

Alex Guarnaschelli
November 10

Food Network personality Alex Guarnaschelli is stopping by DC this November to join her Alex vs America host, Chef Eric, at Elmina. Chef Guarnaschelli, executive chef of New York’s acclaimed restaurant Butter, will bring her culinary expertise and on-screen chemistry with Eric to DC diners for one special night.

Reservations Open October 13

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GUEST CHEF

Mei Lin
January 27

Fellow Top Chef alum Mei Lin will join Eric in January for a night of creative fusion and bold flavors. The Season 12 champion is the owner of cult-favorite LA restaurant, Daybird, a casual Szechuan fried chicken eatery.

Reservations Open November 29