Events for June 23, 2012

Cue into this Battling Team
Chef Andrew Evans of The BBQ Joint and
Competing Team, ‘Walk the Swine,’ Go for Top Glaze

It’s Wednesday and let’s look towards where you’ll eat this weekend! Will you be in the city? I would love to have you stop by this year’s Safeway Barbecue Battle and reacquaint you with this highly regarded chef and an all around great guy, chef Andrew Evans, owner of The BBQ Joint, who will be a contestant at this year’s battle. Andrew was formerly a fine dining chef and inn owner at the Inn at Easton in Maryland. Notable NY Times Food writer, R.W. Apple wrote one of his last articles before passing away on Andrew, “Mr. Evans….works magic with the ingredients…”  Fast forward, Andrew gave up the Inn to secure funds to assist in the well-being of his wife and is presently raising his two daughters solo. He has picked up his boot straps and is doing something close to his heart and a total 180 in his approach: competing, cooking, and eating BBQ. He and his team, ‘Walk the Swine,’ already have a number of accolades under their belt [see below] and are kicking butt in BBQ nationwide.

The battle on Pennsylvania Avenue will take place this Saturday and Sunday, so if you’re lookin’ to get out of your ‘house’ pen, please stop by and meet Andrew.  Battles end each day at 2:00, and he’ll be free to chat with you, and he’ll be packin’ a few scraps too!

Recent Glazes of Glory

1. Chef Andrew Evans and his BBQ Team, ‘Walk the Swine,’ took Reserve Grand Champions at Pork in the Park on Saturday, April 21, 2012.  To earn second place overall, ‘Walk the Swine’ took 2nd in ribs, 3rd in brisket and 5th in pork out of a total of 113 national competitors.  In its ninth year, Pork in the Park has become the largest BBQ competition on the East Coast and the second largest BBQ competition in the country behind the Kansas City Royal.

2.  Chef Andrew Evans and his BBQ Team ‘Walk the Swine’ took First Place in Reser’s Fine Foods America’s Best Potato Salad Challenge at the Chesapeake Jubilee in Chesapeake, VA on May 19, 2012.  His first place finish earned him a trip to Las Vegas to compete in the World Food Championships on November 3rd.  Here's the link to the winning photo. http://www.kcbs.us/p...osalad.php?id=4

3.  Chef Andrew Evans and his BBQ Team ‘Walk the Swine’ are tied for Second in the Nation at 35 points in the Smithfield Rib Super Series. Here's the link to the page.
http://www.kcbs.us/smithfield.php?id=5

The BBQ Joint: 216 East Dover Street #201 Easton, MD 21601 - 410.690.3641

  American Craft Beer Fest
at Victoria Gastro Pub
Saturday, June 23, 2012
12 pm - 4 pm

Featured Breweries:
Sierra Nevada
Flying Dog
New Belgium
Stone
Dogfish
Oliver’s
Lagunitas
Sixpoint
Oskar Blues
Peak
DuClaw
Goose Island
Heavy Seas
Evolution
Boulder

$50 per person, $40 for Beer Club Members
Includes Beer Tasting from Each of the Participating Breweries,
Tasting Glass & Passed Hors D’oeuvres
Advance Purchase ONLY!

Pick up your ticket at the Pub, call 410-750-1880
or email heather@victoriagastropub.com
  

Victoria Gastro Pub
The Pub Re-Defined

   Victoria Gastro Pub
   8201 Snowden River Parkway Columbia, MD 21045
P: 410-750-1880
F: 410-750-8002

Edy's® Fruit Bars Brand Selects Washington D.C.-Area Organization to
Receive Fruit Orchard Through Communities Take Root Program

-ECO City Farms Hand-Selected As One of Twenty Organizations to Receive a
Community Fruit Orchard from Edy's Fruit Bars-

OAKLAND, Calif. - June 5, 2012 - The Edy's Fruit Bars* brand has selected
Washington D.C.-area based organization ECO City Farms as one of the three
organizations hand-picked to receive a fruit orchard as a part of its
Communities Take Root program.  The ceremonial fruit orchard planting will
be held on June 23, 2012 at ECO City Farms, located at 4913 Crittenden
Street, Edmonston, MD 20781.  The planting is open to the public and will
feature food, live music and activities, courtesy of Edy's Fruit Bars.
Everyone in the area is encouraged to attend and help support the ceremonial
planting.

Now in its third year, Communities Take Root is a nationwide initiative in
which people across the United States vote for deserving organizations to
receive a fruit orchard.  Recognizing a particular need for fruit trees in
the nation's urban environments, this summer, for the first time, the Edy's
Fruit Bars brand also hand-selected three orchard locations in addition to
those determined by voters.  The brand has selected ECO City Farms
organization in Prince George's County, MD, to plant an orchard since access
to fresh fruit is limited for some residents.  In fact, Washington D.C.
areas with the highest obesity rates also have the highest poverty rates,
and healthy, affordable food is difficult to obtain, according to data from
the Food Research and Action Center's Food Hardship Report.

"In many communities like the Washington D.C. area, there is a huge
disparity between the need for fresh fruit and its availability.  The Edy's
brand is proud to do our part to uplift these underserved communities," says
Ritu Mathur, Fruit Bars Associate Brand Manager.  "We are thrilled to award
ECO City Farms a community fruit orchard, which will have a positive impact
on the Washington D.C. area by encouraging healthy eating, improving the
neighborhood environment and strengthening the community."

ECO City Farms is an educational, not-for-profit enterprise that is designed
to serve as a prototype for sustainable local farming.  Through various
strategies and approaches, ECO City Farms educates, creates prototypes and
incubates viable food-related income-producing enterprises throughout the
Chesapeake foodshed.

"Receiving a fruit orchard courtesy of Edy's Fruit Bars helps us with our
mission at ECO City Farms to create models for others on how to produce
locally grown organic food in the Washington D.C. area," said Margaret
Morgan-Hubbard, CEO of ECO City Farms.  "With this fruit orchard, we will be
able to educate others about sustainable farming, healthy eating and active
living.  In the D.C. area where access to fresh, local and sustainably grown
fruit is limited, the fruit orchard is an invaluable teaching tool and will
dramatically impact our community."

Edy's Fruit Bars is once again partnering with the Fruit Tree Planting
Foundation, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to planting
fruitful trees and plants to alleviate world hunger, combat global warming,
and strengthen communities.  As an integral part of the Communities Take
Root program, the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation sources the trees and leads
the planting of each orchard. Its dedicated arborist also provides a
workshop for each winning community, teaching citizens how to care for their
fruit trees so that they will bear fruit for future generations.

To find out more about Communities Take Root and the entire family of Edy's
Fruit Bars flavors, visit www.CommunitiesTakeRoot.com.

*Marketed as Dreyer's® Fruit Bars in the western states and Texas.
About Nestlé Dreyer's Ice Cream Company
Nestlé Dreyer's Ice Cream Company is part of Nestlé USA, and is owned by
Nestlé S.A. of Vevey, Switzerland, the world's largest nutrition, health and
wellness company.  Nestlé Dreyer's Ice Cream Company manufactures, markets
and distributes a full spectrum of ice cream and frozen snacks.  The
company's premium products are marketed under the Dreyer's brand name
throughout the Western states and Texas, and under the Edy's® brand name
throughout the remainder of the United States.  Brands manufactured or
distributed in the United States include Dreyer's/Edy's® Grand, Slow
Churned®, Dibs®, MAXX, Fruit Bars, Nestlé Crunch®, Drumstick®,
Butterfinger®, Toll House®, Push-Up®, Frosty Paws®, Eskimo Pie®, Skinny Cow®
and Häagen-Dazs®.  Internationally, the Dreyer's brand extends to select
markets in the Far East and the Edy's brand extends to the Caribbean and
South America.  For more information on the company, please visit
www.dreyersinc.com <http://www.dreyersinc.com/> .
In the U.S., the Häagen-Dazs trademark is licensed to Nestlé by General
Mills.

About The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF) is an international nonprofit
charity dedicated to planting fruitful trees and plants to alleviate world
hunger, combat global warming, strengthen communities, and improve the
surrounding air, soil, and water.  FTPF programs strategically donate
orchards where the harvest will best serve communities for generations, at
places such as public schools, city parks, low-income neighborhoods, Native
American reservations, and international hunger relief sites.  FTPF's unique
mission, which has been featured in major publications and broadcasts across
the country, benefits the environment, human health, and community
involvement-all at once!  For more information please visit www.ftpf.org.
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Held Rain or Shine!

12:00pm to 5:00pm.

FREE to attend, but it costs tickets for food and beverages.

You can purchase a 25 ticket booklet for $20 the day of the event.

Location: John Carlisle area of the City of Alexandria