Inauguration Party Alert: Late Night Chef's Ball at Art and Soul

By Jessica Voelker, Washingtonian

December 27, 2012

The inauguration looms, and restaurateurs are shaking off the holiday hangovers to start prepping for their presidential parties. Among them: Art and Soul—Art Smith’s Southern-leaning restaurant in the Liaison Hotel on Capitol Hill—which will host a late night chef’s ball on January 19 where local toques will whip up treats in the wee hours.

Art and Soul chef Wes Morton is teaming up with Smith to co-chair the event. The two men are donating their time and resources to benefit Common Threads, the Smith-founded charity that teaches nutrition and well-being to underprivileged kids. Proceeds from the party will go to additional charities picked by the five guest chefs participating. They are: Toki Underground’s Erik Bruner-Yang; Mike Isabella (Graffiato, Bandolero); Scott Drewno of the Source; Rock Harper, director of kitchen operations for D.C. Central Kitchen; and Todd Gray of Equinox and Watershed.

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