Host · Cherryfish
Marcus Twilegar
Executive chef at Cherryfish and your host for the evening. Winner of the People’s Choice award at the 2025 San Diego Food + Wine Festival Taco TKO.
The Night
Pull up a seat.
Let the chefs play.
Oyster Jam is 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 hosts an all-star collaboration with four of the most decorated chefs working today.
The night starts properly with Champagne and caviar bumps before everyone settles in for five courses served family-style. Expect oysters from Baja Shellfish Farms, a Williams Selyem wine pairing with every course, shared plates, and a few unexpected riffs as five distinctly different chefs take turns at the table.
The Lineup
Five chefs,
one kitchen.
Part dinner party, part chef jam session. Serious culinary talent together for a night that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Two Michelin Stars
Jason McLeod
Two-Michelin-starred chef behind Ironside Fish & Oyster, San Diego’s benchmark for raw bar and seafood done right.
Deckman’s en El Mogor
Drew Deckman
The chef behind Deckman’s en El Mogor in Valle de Guadalupe, recognized by the MICHELIN Guide for sustainable gastronomy. Earned a Michelin star at Restaurant Vitus in Germany after training in France under Paul Bocuse.
Top Chef & Food Network
Joe Sasto
Food Network judge and Top Chef All-Stars competitor whose love of pasta began at three-Michelin-starred Quince in San Francisco. His first cookbook, Breaking the Rules, came out in 2025.
James Beard Award Finalist
Fariyal Abdullahi
Executive chef at Marcus Samuelsson’s Hav & Mar in New York City, trained at three-Michelin-starred Noma in Copenhagen, and a 2024 James Beard Award Finalist. Judge on Food Network’s Chopped.
On the Table
Baja oysters.
Sonoma wine.
The Oysters
Baja Shellfish Farms
Farmed off the bottom in Ensenada, Baja California, since 1991. A short drive down the coast from our table.
The Wine
Williams Selyem
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County. Making small-lot, vineyard-designate wines since 1979, best known for Pinot Noir. The pairing is included with every ticket.
The Table
One room.
Fifty-eight seats.
Cherryfish’s dining room, custom koi mural and all, seats fifty-eight for this one night. One seating, and the room eats together.
Tickets are sold by the seat, not the table. When the fifty-eight are gone, they are gone.
Know Before You Go
The details.
- What does $195 cover?
- Champagne and caviar to start, then five courses served family-style with a Williams Selyem wine pairing. Tax and gratuity are both included, so $195 is what you pay.
- Is the bar open?
- Yes. The wine pairing is included. Specialty cocktails and other drinks from the bar are available to order separately.
- When should I arrive?
- Check-in opens at 6:30 PM. Dinner is served at 7:00 PM sharp. This is one seating for the whole room, so late arrivals miss courses.
- How does seating work?
- Tickets are sold per seat at shared tables. Buying multiple seats keeps your party together.
- Where do I park?
- Street parking in Pacific Beach. Give yourself a few extra minutes, or take a rideshare to 966 Felspar Street.
- Questions?
- Call (858) 788-3000 or email events@cherryfishsd.com.
Made together.
Served to share.
Thursday, November 5. Five chefs, five courses, and a family-style dinner created for the whole room.
Get Tickets — $195