Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Company
The final gasp of summer, and beach food is on all our minds. By which we mean, food that’s easy to deal with, simple to prepare, and delicious served with a bit of sand. Our top-five favorite beach foods: Rocklands Pearl — for the drive to the beach, this wins hands-down. Starts your vacation or your …
We did lamb chops on the grill this past week. Easy, delicious, food you can eat with your hands. In times past, we have used a changing blend of herbs and spices to season our summer chops. But time was short and we were hungry, so we defaulted to easiest and best: Rocklands Malt Salt. Rocklands Malt Salt …
Yay! The fourth is on a Friday — a full three-day weekend. We’ll be here all weekend, for all your barbeque needs: Pick-up orders on Friday the Fourth. Our catering crew is fully booked for deliveries, but we still have some slots for you to place an order and come pick it up at your favorite Rocklands. …
Some of you know that we have fishing in our blood here: When we’re not smoking pork, we’re casting a line. This past Monday, a large Rocklands crew set out at oh-dawn-thirty for the Chesapeake Bay. We pulled our sleepy selves up to the dock, got in the boat, and went in search of rockfish. …
The classic is breakfast in bed for Mom. Which is great, but really, you could do a bit more: How about a smoky delicious lunch as well? The Feast for Five is just that: A big collection of flavors, with all the sides you could want. We call it “for five,” but honestly you can feed …
Six years ago, we had a modest springtime event to help Doorways for Women and Families, an amazing Arlington group that offers a safe haven and a way forward for at-risk women and families. We’ve been doing that event ever since. Want to be part of it? Come to our Sixth Annual Shed Your Coat …
Plan now, folks: Early lunch on Thursday! We are barbequing a WHOLE PIG (yes, whole) and serving you little tasty bits. The whole barbequed pigs will be displayed at each Rocklands, and we start serving nibbles at 11 am when we open. Why? We want to say THANK YOU to all our loyal fans and friends. We could …
Math majors may be really good at calculating pi. We — mouth majors that we are — are more into EATING PIE. Tomorrow, March 14, is Pi Day (3.14 — get it?). Your favorite Rocklands will have pies galore, so you can eat your barbeque and follow with a nice slice of pie. Apple is …
This has been a LONG winter. We’re starting spring early next week, with our annual salute to weird things cooked over real fire: GRILLS GONE WILD! March 3 to 8, all four Rocklands locations will be grilling, cooking and smoking wild things. It’s our little nod to the tasty history of what ended up in …
Hard to believe we’ve been on the Pike in Rockville for eight years already. We remember when we were building that smoker like it was yesterday… What’s that, you say? You’ve never visited us in Rockville? Well now’s the time! Come in on our eighth anniversary — Sunday, February 9 — and we’ll say “hello” …
We are slightly amazed to be swinging into our 24th year of grilling, smoking, chopping and saucing for you, our favorite folks. Our resolution for 2014 is simple: To create a memorable barbeque experience for you, at your place or ours. So here’s to a great new year. May all your goals be SMART and your …
Hear ye, hear ye, holiday shoppers! This is the present you need for the cook in your life: The Rocklands Gift Box. We’ve assembled four of our most-popular sauces and rubs into a snug kraft-paper box. Really, all you need to add is the bow. The box contains: Rocklands Original Barbeque Sauce — vegetarian and …
Thanksgiving is coming, Thanksgiving is coming! Don’t know about you, but one of our favorite parts of this holiday is LEFTOVERS. So we have created a pre-leftover delight: The Rocklands Turkey Pearl, aka Gobbler Pearl. You know the Rocklands Pearl, right? This is the same idea — a gem of a dish, starting with cornbread …
Washingtonians are grossly overscheduled. We’re operating on the theory that last-minute offers — for great food! — can break through the calendar clutter. Tomorrow, Thursday, November 7, every Rocklands location will be offering tastes from our holiday menu. You can sample our delicious smoked turkey, browned and gorgeous to put on your holiday table. We’ll …
Year three! We are once again serving you dee-lish fish to help support oyster recovery in the Chesapeake Bay. We all know how fun the Bay is, and how tasty. But we also know the Bay continues to struggle, making it tough for the oystermen, crabbers and others who depend on this resource. So once …
So when we went to the Great Frederick Fair Swine Sale earlier this month, we went a little crazy. Normally, we find a great big pig — ONE of them — and buy it at the auction. The 4-H kids who raise these pigs are so proud to have prize-winning animals, and even prouder when …
September – love the soon-to-be cooler weather, not so crazy about the pace. School’s back. Congress is back. Traffic is back. There continues to be talk — and research — about how important it is to gather the family around the table for supper. Honestly, we think it’s important to sit down and eat together …
Grilled steak is a great, great thing, particularly as the season starts to wane and you’re feeling like easy-easy cooking. With just 2 ingredients and 10 minutes of active time, you’ll have a restaurant-worthy steak sizzling on your plate. Your family or guests will sit up and say “YOWZA, what did you do to this …
Every Rocklands is OPEN on the Fourth of July. Barbeque emergency? Extra guests? Want a picnic to take to the Mall? Don’t want to cook at all? We are here to help. DC — 202-333-2558 Arlington — 703-528-9663 Alexandria — 703-778-9663 Rockville — 240-268-1120 Catering — 703-778-8000
First, you’ll want to sign up for a Harvest Junction CSA share — that will mean that you get asparagus (and other seasonal fruits and veg) all summer long from farmer Byron Horn. Each Rocklands is a drop-off location for Harvest Junction’s fresh-from-the-farm weekly delivery program; you can sign up here, and he’s got a …
So your mom knows she’s getting breakfast in bed, right? But does she know she’s getting a smoky delicious lunch as well? The Feast for Five is just that: A big collection of flavors, with all the sides you could want. We call it “for five,” but honestly you can feed six or have leftovers …
“Oh, I feel a little faint. I think I have to go get an early lunch.” “Hey, I just remembered I have to do that thing with the thing.” “Are we out of toner? Okay, I’ll run to Staples and get some right now.” These are just some of the excuses you should start plotting …
Ah, spring. We’re freezing, but the light is brighter, the days are longer. The daffodils have done so much stopping and starting they must be quietly screaming “enough already!” Which means it’s time for Rocklands’ Easter menu. We know Easter is a special time for many of our families; let us help you make it …
We all get a little giddy at this time of year. The days are definitely longer, the crocuses are croaking…and the government is sequestering. To cheer you up, we’re going wild next week, March 4 though March 9. Our grills, smokers, pots . . . all will be adding tasty wild dishes to the regular …
