
Alex Barron, Walmart’s regional general manager for the Mid-Atlantic states; Craig Shniderman, executive director of Food & Friends; Cathy Merrill Williams, president and publisher of Washingtonian Media Company; Kathleen Jaeger, president of the NACDS Foundation; and Jim Cicconi, senior executive vice president of external and legislative affairs for AT&T. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

Kathleen Jaeger, the president of the NACDS Foundation. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

Alex Barron, Walmart’s regional general manager for the Mid-Atlantic states. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

Cathy Merrill Williams being honored by Food & Friends. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

Jim Cicconi, senior executive vice president of external and legislative affairs for AT&T. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

Craig Shniderman of Food & Friends. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

Craig Schniderman presents the award to Cathy Merrill Williams. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

The award presented to Cathy Merrill Williams. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

Jim Cicconi, Cathy Merrill Williams, and Craig Shniderman. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

Chefs hard at work. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

The scene at the party. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

A table of sweet treats. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

Watermelon sculptures. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

Celebrating a great event. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.

The celebrity chefs at Chef’s Best 2013. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.