Two of the American South’s most celebrated chefs, Orlando Pagán of Wild Common and Joe Cash of Scoundrel, will come together this January for a rare two-night collaborative dinner series, uniting their distinct culinary perspectives for diners in Greenville and Charleston.
The first dinner will take place Jan. 13, 2026, at Scoundrel in Greenville, followed by a second dinner Jan. 29, 2026, at Wild Common in Charleston. Each event will feature the same jointly crafted tasting menu, reflecting both chefs’ shared focus on technique, seasonality and a guest-centered experience.
Pagán, a Puerto Rico-born chef with deep experience in Michelin-starred kitchens across San Francisco, including State Bird Provisions and The Village Pub, opened Wild Common in downtown Charleston in 2019. Under his leadership, the modern tasting-menu restaurant has become a benchmark for refined, globally informed cuisine in the Lowcountry. Pagán was named a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef: South in 2022, and Wild Common received one MICHELIN star in 2025 as part of the inaugural MICHELIN Guide American South.
Cash, whose résumé includes time at Per Se and Noma and leadership roles with Major Food Group in New York, returned to his hometown to open Scoundrel in 2021. Since opening, the restaurant has earned national acclaim, including being named one of Esquire’s Best Restaurants in America, receiving a James Beard Foundation semifinalist nod for Best New Restaurant, and earning one MICHELIN star in 2025.
Though their culinary paths span New York, Copenhagen, San Francisco and Charleston, Pagán and Cash share a philosophy rooted in precision, restraint and deep respect for ingredients. The collaboration will explore that common ground, weaving together Pagán’s globally influenced, heritage-driven approach with Cash’s classically grounded, modern European sensibility.
“These dinners are about dialogue,” the chefs said in a joint statement. “Between places, techniques, ingredients and perspectives. Cooking together allows us to push each other creatively while celebrating what makes our individual restaurants distinct.”
Both evenings will be offered as limited-seat, one-night-only tasting experiences.
Reservations open at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, and can be made at the following links:
- Greenville: https://resy.com/cities/greenville-sc/venues/scoundrel
- Charleston: https://resy.com/cities/charleston-sc/venues/wild-common
Each dinner is $225 per person, not including tax and gratuity.