DC’s Fourth Annual Meat-Free Week

Posted by Amber McDonald on Jan 24, 2013 in Cooking, DC Vegan Drinks, Events, Food, Meat-Free Week, News, Restaurants | 7 comments

“Just as Lex Luthor has Superman, Wolverine has Sabretooth and Dudley Do-Right has Snidely Whiplash, ‘Meat Week’ now has an arch-nemesis, enter ‘DC Meat-Free Week.’” –This Dish Is Veg

Monday, February 4th to Monday, February 11th, DCVegan, The Kindness Collective and Compassion Over Killing present the fourth annual Meat-Free Week!  We’re extremely excited to feature the return of some past Meat-Free Week favorites, like the incredibly popular BBQ Kick-Off Party at Sticky Fingers and more “raw”king options from Elizabeth’s Gone Raw.  This year promises to be a feast for the stomach as well as the eyes with a vegan pop-up dinner at gallery 410 GooDBuddY and a brunch at Todd Gray’s Muse at The Corcoran.

Check out a comedy show or a cooking class, make new friends at DC Vegan Drinks – we’ve got something for everyone!  Meat, meet your match.

Drum roll please…

DAILY SCHEDULE

Monday, February 4
Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats
1370 Park Road, NW
6:30 pm – 9 pm
Our 2nd annual BBQ Kick-Off Party!  Enjoy a full meal of BBQ, purple slaw, collard greens, cheezy jalapeno corn bread, and a special cupcake for only $17.99! Dine-in with your Meat-Free Week organizers. Carry out also available.
R.S.V.P. here.  Guarantee your seat by calling Sticky Fingers at (202) 299-9700 on Feb. 4, after 7 a.m.

[The Whole Foods cooking class originally listed as Feb. 4 will occur on Feb. 11.  Thanks for your understanding!]

Tuesday, February 5
Casa Oaxaca
2106 18th Street, NW
It’s Tequila Tuesday!  Head over to Casa Oaxaca for a delicious 3-course meal of traditional Mexican favorites, veganized.
To dine with your Meat-Free Week organizers at 6:30 p.m., R.S.V.P. on facebook.

Wednesday, February 6
Whole Foods Market Foggy Bottom
2201 I Street, NW
5 pm – 7 pm
Whole Foods’ weekly Wine-Down Wednesday goes vegan!   For only $5 enjoy five different samples of wine and gourmet dishes.  The glass is yours to keep!

Thursday, February 7
Elizabeth’s Gone Raw
1341 L Street, NW
5:30 pm – 8 pm
Join DC Vegan Drinks as Elizabeth’s launches its new small-plates menu at this happy hour celebration!  Don’t miss your chance to enter a raffle for a full dinner for two at Elizabeth’s Gone Raw!  All raffle proceeds benefit The Kindness Collective.
R.S.V.P. here.

Friday, February 8
410 GooDBuddY
410 Florida Avenue, NW
8 pm – 10 pm
Enjoy a 4-course vegan meal by the folks of Goûter (plus welcome cocktail + $15 Uber credit toward your ride home), all while surrounded by the art of Dana Ellyn, in this unique, 3-night-only pop-up restaurant.  All proceeds benefit The Kindness Collective and Compassion Over Killing.
Seats are very limited; advance donation ticket, available here, required.    Sorry, this event is sold out!

Saturday, February 9
Todd Gray’s Muse at The Corcoran
500 17th Street, NW
11 am – 1 pm
Savor an all-you-can-eat vegan brunch  and the chance to chat with vegan comedian and fellow bruncher Myq Kaplan. Myq, who will be performing Friday and Saturday at Arlington Draft House, will join Meat-Free Week brunchers for a bite at Todd Gray’s Muse.  Be sure to say hi to Myq!  Todd Gray’s Muse will donate 20% of ticket sales to Compassion Over Killing.
Limited seating available; R.S.V.P. here.  Sorry, this event is full.  To join the waitlist, please call 202-639-1786.

410 GooDBuddY
410 Florida Avenue, NW
8 pm – 10 pm
Enjoy a 4-course vegan meal by the folks of Goûter (plus welcome cocktail + $15 Uber credit toward your ride home), all while surrounded by the art of Dana Ellyn, in this unique, 3-night-only pop-up restaurant.  All proceeds benefit The Kindness Collective and Compassion Over Killing.
Seats are very limited; advance donation ticket, available here, required.    Sorry, this event is sold out!

Sunday, February 10
Cooking Class with Mimi Clark
Fairfax Station, VA
$5 off for Meat-Free Week’ers
More details here.
Email veggourmet@aol.com,
or call 703.643.2713 for space availability.

410 GooDBuddY
410 Florida Avenue, NW
6 pm – 8 pm
Enjoy a 4-course vegan meal by the folks of Goûter (plus welcome cocktail + $15 Uber credit toward your ride home), all while surrounded by the art of  local vegetarian and painter Dana Ellyn as she riffs on what it means to eat animals, in this unique, 3-night-only pop-up restaurant.  All proceeds benefit The Kindness Collective and Compassion Over Killing.
Seats are very limited; advance donation ticket, available here, required.    Sorry, this event is sold out!

Monday, February 11
Learn how to cook a vegan favorite…then head over to The Wonderland Ballroom for our closing celebration!

Whole Foods Market Foggy Bottom
2201 I Street, NW
6 pm – 7 pm
Join Rachel’s free monthly vegetarian cooking class to learn how to make new vegan favorites.
Class size is limited; R.S.V.P. to rachel.morris@wholefoods.com  Sorry! This class is full!

The Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon Street, NW
6:30 pm – ??
It’s our Meat-Free Week closing celebration!  Enjoy specials like vegan sloppy joes, meatless-meatball sandwiches, spicy sweet potato bean burritos, and peanut butter cookies.
Join your Meat-Free Week organizers at 6:30 pm.  $2 off vegan entrees during happy hour.  Want to get a head start?  Happy hour starts at 5!

STAY TUNED TO DCVEGAN.ORG FOR WEEK-LONG SPECIALS!

Thank you to 410 GooDBuddY, Elizabeth’s Gone Raw,  Gouter, Myq Kaplan, Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats, Todd Gray’s Muse, Uber, the Vegan Sommelier, and Wiebenson & Dorman Architects PC.  Without their generous donations of time, space, and more, we couldn’t have pulled this week together!