DC Meat Week 2012

Various Participating DC-Area Venues

Submitted by Jamie on June 19, 2009 - 10:12am

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Various Participating DC-Area Venues

Washington, DC Area

United States

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Barbecue lovers from across the Washington region will gather at eight of the area’s top ‘cue establishments for the third annual DC Meat Week.

This week-long celebration of smoky, low-and-slow cooking will highlight four of the newest barbecue restaurants in the area, as well as three long-time favorites and one barbecue-focused food truck.
               
See the schedule below for each night’s host venue.

Anyone is welcome to participate by simply showing up at the host venue and looking for the Meat Week flags. Participants order and pay for their own food and drinks and then join in the festivities with other Meat Week attendees.  Some host venues will be offering Meat Week specials (to be announced).
 
Additional details, specials and trivia will be posted during the week via Facebook and Twitter (@meatweek, @babeque) and on the Capital Spice blog (www.capitalspiceblog.com).

SCHEDULE:

Sunday, January 29                         Urban Bar-B-Que
6 PM                                                    5566 Norbeck Road (the site of the former Urban Burger)
                                                             Rockville, MD  20853

Monday, January 30                       Hill Country Barbecue Market
6:30 PM                                            410 7th Street, NW
                                                           Washington, DC  20004

Tuesday, January 31                       Pork Barrel BBQ
7 PM                                                    2312 Mount Vernon Avenue
                                                             Alexandria, VA  22301 (Del Ray)

Wednesday, February 1               PORC (Purveyors of Rolling Cuisine)
7 PM                                                 700 V Street, NW – special dinner host Torrie’s @ Wilson’s
                                                          Washington, DC  20001

Thursday, February 2                     Smoke & Barrel
7 PM                                                   2471 18th Street, NW
                                                            Washington, DC  20009

Friday, February 3                           Memphis Barbeque
7 PM                                                   320 23rd Street South
                                                             Arlington, VA  22202 (Crystal City)

Saturday, February 4                      Mr. P’s Ribs & Fish
1 PM                                                  514 Rhode Island Avenue, NE – in Center parking lot
                                                            Washington, DC  20002

Sunday, February 5                         Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling
11 AM - 2 PM                                     2418 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
                                                            Washington, DC  20017
 

What is Meat Week?
Meat Week (www.meatweekisreal.com) started in 2005 in Tallahassee, Florida.  Chris Cantey and Erni Walker organized an eight-night celebration of local barbecue joints.  Since then, the concept has spread to American cities from New York to Los Angeles and as far abroad as London and the Hague.

In 2009, Tim Carman wrote about Meat Week in the Washington City Paper’s “Young & Hungry” blog, inviting local barbecue enthusiasts to join him at Urban Bar-B-Q in Rockville for a one-night-only gathering.  One year later, in January of 2010, blogger Mike Bober of Capital Spice (www.capitalspiceblog.com) launched the Washington chapter of Meat Week with Carman’s encouragement.  Since then, the annual event has grown to include “First Looks” at upcoming restaurants and food trucks and has drawn as many as 100 attendees per night.  This year’s DC Meat Week Captain is Jenelle Dennis (www.twitter.com/babeque ), a Kansas City Barbecue Society Certified Barbecue Judge.

The focus of Meat Week is barbecue – meats cooked “low and slow” and bathed in wood smoke throughout the cooking process.  Beyond that, we don’t get too specific.  DC Meat Week celebrates all regional ‘cue traditions, from dry-rubbed Texas brisket to vinegar-mopped Carolina pulled pork to sweet and spicy sauced ribs from Kansas City and Memphis.

Where can people find official DC Meat Week information?
The schedule and Captain’s message can be found on the DC Chapter’s Meat Week page: http://www.meatweek.com/chapters/washingtondc

Regular updates and breaking news can be found on Facebook and Twitter:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/MeatWeekIsRealDC

DC Chapter specific Tweets: http://www.twitter.com/babeque

Nationwide Meat Week Tweets: http://www.twitter.com/meatweek