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ChainFest, a celebrity-driven celebration of chain restaurants, will return to Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 5. Tickets starting at $99 will go on sale 10 a.

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21. Mindy Kaling attends the 2023 ChainFest Gourmet Chain Food Festival VIP Night at Nya Studios on Dec. 1, 2023 in Los Angeles.

(Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) Heidi D’Amelio, left, a Jack in the Box character and Erika Monroe Williams attend the 2023 ChainFest Gourmet Chain Food Festival VIP Night at Nya Studios on Dec. 1, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) John Mayer and Andy Cohen attend the 2023 ChainFest Gourmet Chain Food Festival VIP Night at Nya Studios on Dec.

1, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) Mindy Kaling attends the 2023 ChainFest Gourmet Chain Food Festival VIP Night at Nya Studios on Dec. 1, 2023 in Los Angeles.

(Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) ChainFest is a collaboration between B.J. Novak of “The Office,” chef Tim Hollingworth , former chef de cuisine of the French Laundry, joined by TV star Chrissy Teigen.

Dubbed the “world’s first gourmet chain food festival,” the event is an outgrowth of Chain, a West Hollywood restaurant that holds short-lived pop-ups that usually sell out rapidly. The food is usually elevated versions of food served in restaurant chains such as Taco Bell and Chili’s Grill & Bar . This year’s ChainFest will feature .

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