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Join VSDC for the inaugural Healthy Hospital Chef Challenge to celebrate the best in healthcare food service at the Physicians Committee’s International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine.
**To attend this event, [you MUST register on the PCRM website](https://www.pcrm.org/icnm/chef-challenge?nvep=&hmac=&emci=7a4f578c-d942-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=1823849) in addition to indicating your attendance on Meetup.**
**On the PCRM website, you can take advantage of a special discount price of $15 per ticket for this event, the regular price is $50.** Under registration type select “Healthy Hospital Chef Challenge” and add promo code BHC15 on the payment page. Please note that you do not need to attend the full conference to join this event.
Hosted by Physicians Committee Culinary Specialist Chef Dustin Harder in partnership with the Institute of Culinary Education, this high-energy plant-based cooking competition will feature three chefs showcasing hospital food at its finest. But there can only be one winner!
Attendees will be treated to:
* Precompetition reception featuring wellness mocktails from Fruitive and light (you will want to have dinner prior) hors d’oeuvres
* The main event starring the chefs who will battle it out for a cash prize
* Event swag bag
The reception starts at 6:30 pm and the competition is at 7 pm.
**Update Your RSVP**
Out of respect for our hosts and others interested in attending this limited-space event, please update your RSVP promptly as your schedule changes.
**Transportation**
The Grand Hyatt Washington is located above Metro Center Metro station at 10th and H Streets, NW. If you are taking the Metro, exit at Metro Center on the red line and follow the 11th Street exit to the lobby of the Grand Hyatt.
**VSDC: More Than A Meetup**
We are so glad to have you as part of The Veg Society of DC Vegan Meetup group, and we enjoy seeing you at our events. Did you know that [VSDC](https://vsdc.org/) is a nonprofit organization with membership benefits?
With VSDC membership, you will save money at area restaurants and businesses, attend VSDC member-only events, and, most importantly, support us as a clear and consistent voice for improving the lives of all beings through community building and education centered on the benefits of a vegan diet and lifestyle.
The membership fee is minimal, but the impact is significant! [Become a member of VSDC](https://vsdc.org/membership/).
**Liability Waiver and Code of Conduct**
When you sign up to attend, you automatically acknowledge [VSDC’s Liability Waiver](https://vsdc.org/activity-waiver/) and commit to follow the code of conduct found at [Policies – VSDC – Veg Society of DC](https://vsdc.org/policies/).