Posts Tagged: dc meat-free week

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Feb 10

DC Meat-Free Week SUCCESS!!!

DC Meat-Free Week has been a huge success, thank you to everyone who went out and supported the Restaurants and for everyone who helped make it so successful, especially Amber McDonald who I know spent a lot of time on this event. We got press from NBC, VegNews, City Paper, just to name a few. We will be defiantly doing this again in the future, no date set yet, but we will let you know!

To end DC Meat-Free Week we have added one more restaurant, the Science Club for Sunday the 14th. Come out and celebrate with us from 6pm to 3am, for Drinks, delicious Vegan dishes, and music!!!

Sunday, February 14th
Science Club
*Bonus Week End Celebration!*
1136 19th Street, NW
6 p.m. – 3 a.m. — No Reservations Needed
Featuring DJ Meegs vs. Video Killers from 6 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Animals / COK / DC Vegan Drinks / Events / Food — 21 Comments
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Feb 10

DC Meat Free Week

On Monday, word of Meat Week reached a few of DC’s vegetarians and vegans. Given the proven links between meat and high cholesterol, heart attacks, cancer and even…ahem, poor sexual performance, we became very concerned for the health of our beloved District.

Photo by Gracy Obuchowicz houndstoothphotography.com

We decided the only solution was to immediately offer Washingtonians the chance to experience amazing greens from some of DC’s most exciting restaurants during a Meat-Free Week.

The schedule is an impressive one! The restaurants participating in DC’s inaugural Meat-Free Week include RAMMY Award Winners, America’s first certified organic restaurant, the 2009 OpenTable.com Diner’s Choice Winner, and Washington City Paper’s 2009 Best Bakery and Best Vegan Restaurant. One restaurant boasts 32 secret doors. The First Lady has dined at two of the restaurants on the list, and the President even joined her at one.

Two of the restaurants are debuting new vegan menus, and one is offering discounted rates off their regular prices. Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary President and Co-founder, will be attending dinner one night. And two of the events are fundraisers, including one with all profits donated to Haitian relief.

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