• 05Aug

    Pig and Bluegrass for Charity

    In my inbox.

    -JAY

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    Café Saint-Ex Hosts Exciting Labor Day Celebration with Pig Roast and Live Bluegrass Music

    Mid-City Neighborhood Restaurant Shuts Down the Street for Energetic Labor Day Festivities Including Eco-Friendly Foods Pig Roast and Live Bluegrass Music

    Café Saint-Ex is shutting down T Street in Mid-City to host an exciting Labor Day Street Party complete with a charity pig roast and live bluegrass music on Monday, September 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to raise money for the local Fillmore Arts Center. The community will come together to enjoy a whole smoked pig from Eco-Friendly Foods and live bluegrass tunes from Amanda Murphy and the Lost Indians. The public is invited to join Café Saint-Ex’s Labor Day festivities while supporting local arts. In addition to the live music and food, kids can gather at the interactive arts zone where they can help paint panels painted by Peter Chang of No Kings Collective.

    Patrons will enjoy typical cook-out favorites with a Café Saint-Ex twist including a delicious pulled pork sandwich, homemade potato salad and fresh coleslaw for $10, and an interesting selection of beers including Peroni, Batch 19 and Blue Moon. All proceeds will directly benefit Fillmore Arts Center, DC public school arts program that provides in-depth arts education for more than 2,300 local public school children.

    · Café Saint-Ex
    · Eco-Friendly Foods
    · Fillmore Arts Center

    Monday, September 6, 2010
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

    Café Saint-Ex (and along T Street)
    1847 14th Street NW
    Washington, DC 20009

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  • 09May

    Café Saint-Ex and Bar Pilar Heat Things up for Charity with Second Annual Memorial Day Chili Cook-Off

    I checked and there is no cost to attend this; the event is open to the public.

    -JAY

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    Café Saint-Ex and Bar Pilar Heat Things up for Charity with Second Annual Memorial Day Chili Cook-Off

    WHAT: Think you know chili? Café Saint-Ex & Bar Pilar are offering locals the opportunity to take on their culinary skills at their second annual Memorial Day Chili Cook-Off on Monday, May 31 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m to raise money for the local Fillmore Arts Center. Local chili masters will compete against the culinary best of Café Saint-Ex and Bar Pilar including Executive Chefs Billy Klein and Justin Bittner for the best chili recipe. The family-friendly community event will also offer face painting for children, temporary tattoos, and a local student-run fresh lemonade stand to also raise money for the cause. The public is invited to join the festivities and sample some of DC’s best chili while supporting local arts.

    A panel of five judges will name the winners. Winners will take home exciting prizes ranging from cookware to Washington Nationals tickets. Contestants wishing to take on the Saint-Ex & Pilar chili gurus must sign up in person at Café Saint-Ex by May 24th to compete in the cook-off. All chili and lemonade proceeds will directly benefit Fillmore Arts Center, DC public school arts program that provides in-depth arts education for more than 2,300 local public school children.

    WHO:

    • Café Saint-Ex
    • Billy Klein, Executive Chef, Café Saint-Ex
    • Justin Bittner, Executive Chef, Bar Pilar
    • Bar Pilar
    • Fillmore Arts Center

    WHEN: Monday, May 31, 2010

    12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

    WHERE: Café Saint-Ex (on the patio)

    1847 14th Street NW
    Washington, DC 20009
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