José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen is known for feeding people amid war, hurricanes, and other disasters. Beginning today, the DC-based group will take its mission closer to home to provide warm meals for furloughed federal employees on day 27 of the government shutdown.
Free lunch from Lebanese Taverna and 2Fifty BBQ, both members of the WCK Chef Corps, will be available at Canal Park in Navy Yard from 11 AM to 2 PM on Monday, October 27. WCK will continue feeding federal workers throughout the shutdown. Locations and times will be updated on their social media feeds.
During the last government shutdown in late 2018 and early 2019, hundreds of federal workers lined up from meals that WCK provided from an emergency pop-up kitchen on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Stay tuned for updates.
Jessica Sidman covers the people and trends behind D.C.’s food and drink scene. Before joining Washingtonian in July 2016, she was Food Editor and Young & Hungry columnist at Washington City Paper. She is a Colorado native and University of Pennsylvania grad.
