Thomas Harvey will be serving up native barber’s concoctions in a charitable cooking contest at the Battle of Broad Road. (Picture by Michael Butcher Image)
Many small business owners find that giving back to their community is as easy as making a donation. However for a handful of Falls Church institutions, an upcoming charity occasion guarantees to be way more elaborate—and moderately unconventional.
On the first-ever Battle of Broad Road on July 20, all-day café Harvey’s We will be serving three chefs and three barbers who have created delicious dishes. The Neighborhood Barbershop. A portion of the day’s proceeds will profit the Falls Church Education Foundation, and the preferred dish will be a part of Harvey’s menu by August, producing an extra $1 per order for FCEF. The creator of the least popular dish? This barber will receive a permanent memento of that night: A tattoo with the top-selling plate.
“It’s like the final word bragging rights,” Harvey says.
When he opened his restaurant, the chef was ready to meet with the barbers. eponymous eatery. Barbershop 5 years old has been serving the community well. They also offer a 25-hour annual cut-a-thon which benefits residents. New Hope Housing. Harvey began to chat with the store about a few new charitable occasions, and they often got down on one thing equal.
“Quirky, bizarre issues appear to go hand-in-hand with small cities,” Harvey says.
Falls Church brewery workers Audacious Aleworks Wine purveyors in the native region MetroCellars Harvey will be serving drinks at the event and will most likely spend the day on the grill, cooking the dishes that each barber designed. As for the barbers—who Harvey says will probably be milling about like “carnival barkers,” actively campaigning for his or her dishes—it’s in all probability a very good factor they’re getting just a little assist from a kitchen skilled.
“I’ve zero culinary levels; I’m simply fats and I like meals,” says barber Will Armstrong, who labored with Harvey to create a mac-and-cheese-sauce-stuffed beef that’s rolled in chicharrons (fried pork rinds). “Finally, if somebody desires to cook dinner me one thing loopy, I’m going to eat it.”
Neighborhood Barbershop proprietor Dustin Foley is the power behind the occasion’s vegan possibility: Past beef kofta with pickled pineapple “bacon.” He additionally takes no pleasure in his cooking.
“I might spoil a bowl of cereal,” Foley says. “I could make something inedible.”
The barber who sells the most popular dish at the competition will likely be given a tattoo indicating the success of his or her meal. Mister Finster’s Tattoo Studio. Attendees who need their very own everlasting memento can cease by the tattoo parlor within the coming weeks to adorn their physique with one of many meals tattoos, flash sheets of which will probably be on show on the cook-off. Armstrong will contribute $5 to FCEF for each meal tattoo they obtain.
Harvey and Harvey have been discussing the possibilities of an annual barber-off.
“The factor is, they’re sort of working out of physique area,” Harvey says of the hair-cutters, who’re closely inked. “If individuals prefer it they usually wish to get in on it, perhaps we’ll open it as much as different individuals, to place their physique on the road for training subsequent 12 months.”
FCEF. nonprofit that raises and gives out supplemental funds Falls Church Metropolis Public Faculty students and lecturers donated more than $300,000 During the college year 2020-2021.
Whatever the Battle of Broad Road’s longevity, Harvey foresees extra charitable collaborations amongst Falls Church retailers sooner or later.
“It’s a small city, [with] good things and a number of good individuals,” he says. “[There’s] much more loopy stuff to come back.”
On Wednesday, July 20, at 5-9 pm, the Battle of Broad Road will be held Harvey’s. Falls Church is located at 513 W. Broad St. Prices for all dishes are $10. Drinks range between $8 and $12. 10% of the gross sales for July 20th will be donated to The Children’s Hospital. Falls Church Education Foundation.
