Chicago’s restaurant scene has long been dominated by a handful of prominent chef names like Bayless, Izard, Kahan and Achatz, but there is a new guard of local culinary talent making their mark in a big way!

To celebrate the next generation of young chef talent across the city, Chef de Cuisine Dylan Patel of One Off Hospitality’s iconic small plates wine destinations avec/avec River North/bar avec, has gathered a group of five local rising star chefs making waves at their respective restaurants for an exclusive “Chefs to Watch Dinner” on Wednesday, March 15th.

Starting at 6:30 p.m. at the original avec West Loop location, guests are invited to enjoy a five course collaborative dinner featuring dishes cooked by each guest chef, hailing from restaurants like Wherewithall, Boeufhaus, Marisol and more. Throughout the night, each chef will introduce their dish and share a bit about their culinary journey, while a portion of the night’s proceeds will go directly toward a $10,000 scholarship fund that will be awarded to CPS students through Careers Through Culinary Arts Professionals (C-CAP) in their mission to continue feeding the next wave of young culinary talent in the city.

Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available here on Tock for $125