Chefs, Politicos, Journalists: Photos of the Best Parties Around DC
Chefs, Politicos, Journalists: Photos of the Best Parties Around DC
Dan Swartz Mon, August 3, 2026 at 9:02 AM UTC
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Emma Shaffer of Fever, the Smithsonian Institution’s Ellen Stofan, and Lisa Kewley of the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.June 10VIP Global Premiere of “Smithsonian Starstruck” at the National Portrait GalleryJune 12Meta x UFC Freedom 250 Celebration at Ned’s ClubJune 16Opening of the National Geographic Museum of ExplorationJune 25The Oak Room and Bernadette’s Opening CelebrationJune 2944th Annual RAMMYS Awards and Gala at Arena StageJune 30Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association Biennial Dinner at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
This article appears in the August 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
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Tammy Haddad of Washington AI Network and Haddad Media with Dana White of Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Eric Motley of the National Gallery of Art with Hannah Motley.
US special envoy for peace Jared Kushner, Meta’s Dina Powell McCormick, Ivanka Trump, and Arabella Kushner.
Filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer James Cameron with National Geographic Society CEO Jill Tiefenthaler.
Washington Commanders defensive end T.J. Maguranyanga and Hannah Powell.
National Geographic president of content Courteney Monroe and National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory.
Tim Hollingsworth, executive chef of the Oak Room and Bernadette’s, with Ten Five Hospitality’s Dan Daley.
Jacob Trauberman of House speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi’s office; Ashley Adionser of Love Is Blind; software investor Alex Raines; and Below Deck star and real-estate agent Brandon McLaughlin.
Musician Caroline Vreeland, Lorenzo Davis of Exiger, and Megan Eberly of Rachel Harrison Communications.
Chef of the Year Matt Conroy of Lutèce, Maison Bar à Vins, and Pascual’s; Shawn Townsend of RAMW; and Restaurateur of the Year Fernando González of 2Fifty.
Andy Brown of Andy’s Pizza, Fast Casual Restaurant of the Year, with Content Creators of the Year Tessa Alimahmoodi and Jason Fisher of @DCFoodGod.
Casper Rice of Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants with Fiola sommelier Jaryd Spann, whose restaurant won Wine Program of the Year.
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Manu Raju.
Kelly O’Donnell and Richard Engle of NBC News with Shawna Thomas of MS NOW.
Ryan Nobles of NBC News, Allie Pecorin of ABC News, and Nathaniel Reed of Scripps News.
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