Oyster Jam
A one-night, family-style feast of oysters and seafood, with the chefs who know what to do with them.
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- Date
- Thursday, November 5, 2026
- Time
- 7 pm
- Place
- Cherryfish · 966 Felspar St, San Diego, CA 92109
About
Oysters are just the beginning.
Pull up a seat for Oyster Jam, a one-night-only, family-style feast celebrating oysters, seafood and the chefs who know what to do with them. Cherryfish’s Chef Marcus Twilegar, 2025 San Diego Food + Wine Festival Taco TKO People’s Choice winner, hosts an all-star collaboration with two-Michelin-starred Chef Jason McLeod of Ironside Fish & Oyster; Top Chef finalist and All-Star Joe Sasto, whose résumé includes Michelin-starred Quince and Lazy Bear; and James Beard Award–recognized and StarChefs Rising Star Fariyal Abdullahi, whose culinary journey has taken her from Noma in Copenhagen to Hav & Mar in New York City.
The night starts properly with Champagne and caviar bumps before everyone settles in for five courses served family-style. Expect pristine oysters from celebrated growers, exceptional seafood, generous shared plates and a few unexpected riffs as the star-studded culinary lineup of distinctly different chefs take turns at the table. Part dinner party, part chef jam session, Oyster Jam brings serious culinary talent together for a night that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Great seafood. Great bottles. One table. Let the chefs play.
The chefs
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