You might have Chrissy Teigen, Orlando Bloom, Dorinda Medley and more as your restaurant server this week-here's why

"What if your next martini was delivered by Chrissy Teigen-or your entrée by Orlando Bloom? Tomorrow night, that might actually happen. Teigen, Bloom, Dorinda Medley, Sophia Bush, Heidi Gardner and other boldfaced names are trading red carpets for aprons at Server for an Hour, a celebrity-studded event hosted by One Fair Wage to spotlight the national fight for a living wage."

"Teigen, who once worked in restaurants herself, has emerged as the face of the initiative. "This year's event feels especially meaningful," she said. "So many families are struggling right now... Everyone deserves the chance to live with dignity-and that starts with being paid a living wage." The dinner service doubles as a launchpad for the Make America Affordable Now PAC , a new political arm advocating for wage reform ahead of the 2026 elections."

"Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage and director of the UC Berkeley Food Labor Research Center, said, "Affordability is the top issue on every poll and determining all elections at the moment-and also determining the fate of our democracy." The event follows a series of living wage wins across the country, from Los Angeles hospitality workers' landmark deal ahead of the 2028 Olympics to New York's own grassroots wage campaigns."

Server for an Hour pairs celebrities with restaurant workers to spotlight the national affordability crisis and the millions of tipped employees still earning subminimum wages. High-profile participants include Chrissy Teigen, Orlando Bloom, Dorinda Medley, Sophia Bush and Heidi Gardner serving alongside hospitality staff. The event doubles as the launch of the Make America Affordable Now PAC, backed by One Fair Wage, the National Education Association and other labor groups, which will endorse candidates focused on affordability and wage justice ahead of the 2026 elections. Elected officials and state legislators are expected to attend and speak, and organizers point to recent living-wage wins nationwide.

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