Rob Rubba is the chef and partner of the Michelin-starred Oyster Oyster in Washington, DC. Rubba is the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Chef Award by the James Beard Foundation as well as the 2022 Best New Chef Award from Food and Wine magazine. His career spans 20+ years, cooking in some of the best restaurants across the country and honing his skills under chefs like Gordon Ramsay, Guy Savoy, and Laurent Gras. Rubba has branched out on his own, focusing his life’s work on sustainability. Chef Rubba, being a vegetarian himself, prepares a seasonal, local, plant-forward tasting menu that expresses the diverse bounty of the Mid-Atlantic, all while staying true to the ethos of zero waste, a low carbon footprint, and supporting regenerative farming practices.