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Press Release

Washington, DC – Friday, September 11, 2009 – The Second Annual Buffalo Battle, a culinary competition and
fundraiser, will be held Sunday, September 27, 2009 from 1:00pm – 5:00pm in the parking lot adjacent to Old Glory,
on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, NW, in Georgetown. The event is in support of the D.C. Firefighters Burn
Foundation, and its efforts to prevent burns and improve the quality of life for burn survivors through programs, education and
research at Washington Hospital Center, as well as the Children’s Burn Camp Program.

Capital Restaurant Concepts will host the event and feature two of its restaurants, J. Paul’s and Old Glory BBQ, in a culinary cook-off, battling to determine which restaurant and Chef has the best wings in Georgetown. Executive Chef Tom Crenshaw of J. Paul’s Georgetown and Executive Chef Richard Brooks of Old Glory BBQ will battle it out in a series of competitions throughout the day to determine whose Buffalo is best. Guest judges will determine the winners of the 4 rounds, to include Classic, Jim Beam Red Stag Signature, "4 Alarm" Grill, and People’s Choice Wings. An online recipe contest is being held leading up to the event to select a battling Guest Chef to compete against the Battle Champion in the final round.

The DCFF Burn Foundation was founded by active and retired Washington, D.C. Firefighters to assist in the recovery and rehabilitation of injured Firefighters and burn patients in the D.C. Metropolitan Area. The event will be instrumental in raising awareness and support of the D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation’s efforts in improving lives of those in the community forever changed by having been burned.

"We [DCFF Burn Foundation] are excited to have partnered with Capital Restaurant Concepts and their restaurants, J. Paul’s and Old Glory BBQ, for this event," says D.C. Firefighter and President of the DCFF Burn Foundation, Jason Woods. "The funds raised will forever change the lives of burn survivors," states Woods, “and will enable us [DCFF Burn Foundation] to provide greater funding for the Burn Center at Washington Hospital Center, as well as many other services, programs, research and camps, for children and adults alike."

J. Paul’s and Old Glory BBQ will feature food and beverage specials during the month of September, with $1 from features to benefit the D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation. A Pre-Battle Happy Hour will be hosted by J. Paul’s on Thursday, September 17, 2009 from 5:00-7:00 pm, and at Old Glory BBQ on Thursday, September 24, 2009 from 5:00-7:00 pm, offering wing and beverage specials for all D.C. Firefighters and guests.

"The Buffalo Battle enables our chefs, restaurant cast members, and company, to acknowledge and thank D.C. Firefighters for their self-sacrificing efforts to protect and serve our community," says Elizabeth Scott, Director of Marketing for Capital Restaurant Concepts, "as well as give to an organization that is working to improve the lives of those forever changed by fire."

Buffalo Battle tickets are available for purchase at www.buffalobattle.com for $20 per person in advance online, or $30 per person the day of the event. Ticket purchase includes All You Can Eat Wings, 2 drink tickets per person, all-day beverage specials at J. Paul’s, Old Glory BBQ and Third Edition, and a Raffle, to include entry into the Wing Eating Competition.

The Second Annual Buffalo Battle is made possible by the following sponsorships: Jim Beam Black; Red Stag; Bud Light; Sysco; Old Dominion Brewing Company; Fordham Brewing Company; The Original Small Batch Bourbon Collection; The Hogettes; MIX 107.3.

J.Paul’s
J. Paul’s is Washington’s quintessential turn of the century American Dining Saloon. The original, named for its originator Paul J. Cohn, is located in the heart of Georgetown. Housed in a historical building over 100 years old, J. Paul’s has now been one of D.C.’s most popular watering holes for the last 25 years. Just a few short blocks from the Potomac River, J. Paul’s has become an institution to those from every generation and all walks of life.

Old Glory BBQ
Old Glory was built to capture the food, flavor and feel of the great Southern restaurants of these United States. Of all "native" food, barbecue is uniquely, authentically and gloriously All-American. Old Glory, located on historic M Street in Georgetown, captures the food, flavor and feel of the great barbecue, and offers representations of each styles of barbecue served in different parts of the country.

Capital Restaurant Concepts
Capital Restaurant Concepts (Capital Restaurants) owns and operates J. Paul’s and Old Glory BBQ, along with 7 other restaurants, made of 4 other concepts, in the Washington, DC area. J. Paul’s, A Dining Saloon, originated by Paul J. Cohn in 1982, is the flagship restaurant for Capital Restaurants. Other concepts include Paolo’s Ristorante, Georgia Brown’s, Neyla and Third Edition. Capital Restaurants embraces entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, whose "restaurants are theatre" that "create lifetime guests."

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS!

*EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE. MUST BE 21 TO REDEEM DRINK TICKETS FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. VALID ID REQUIRED.
TICKETS PURCHASED IN ADVANCE WILL BE AVAILABE DAY OF EVENT AT WILL CALL.