Counter Culture DC: Grazie Grazie Displays Diverse Sandwiches to Fill Your Belly and Fill a Need


Sub shop Grazie Grazie is known for its Philly sensibilities, attracting customers to its tiny space in the waterfront Wharf development with fried chicken cutlets and cheesesteaks built with grass-fed beef and Cooper sharp provolone. 

But for a few days last week, a handful of the most-celebrated chefs in D.C. popped up to sell a limited run of sandwiches that fold in Middle Eastern, Caribbean, and Korean ingredients. 

Chefs from Levantine hot spot Albi, Jamaican-style Bammy's and casual Chinese and Korean Chick took turns selling custom sandwiches at Grazie Grazie to help owner Casey Patten raise money for Kind Works, a nonprofit that’s helping resettle Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban-controlled government. 

All sandwiches were $14, and 100 percent of the proceeds went to Kind Works. 

I was able to chow down on 3 of the 4 sandwiches, all of which were extremely tasty.

Bammy's 

Chefs - Christoper Morgan & Gerald Addison

Sandwich - Boston Bay (jerk chicken sausage + allspice mayo + cole slaw + jerk bbq on a seeded roll

Grazie, Grazie

Chef - Casey Patton

Sandwich - Za Burger - super-blend beef and spicy vodka sauce + aioli + mezzo pepperoni + mozzarella + provolone + calabrian hot hot honey + basil on toasted brioche


Chiko

Chefs - Danny Lee and Scott Drewno

Sandwich - Chiko Chicken Roll - gochujang marinated chicken + sesame slaw + pickled daikon on seeded rye

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