New Barbecue Restaurant in Old Town Alexandria Begins Hiring

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- Love barbecue? Want to work with a celebrity barbecue pitmaster? The owners of the highly anticipated new barbecue restaurant in Alexandria, helmed by Myron Mixon, pit master of Jack's Old South, judge on BBQ Pitmasters and cookbook author, have started to put out feelers for employees.

Myron Mixon’s Pitmaster Barbeque will open at 220 N. Lee St., the location of the former Overwood restaurant. The owners of Overwood will be part owners with Mixon of the new restaurant. Overwood co-owners Joe Corey and Bill McFadden, also own Faccia Luna pizzeria at 823 S. Washington St. in Alexandria and two other locations and owned the former Boulevard Woodgrill in Arlington, will partner with Mixon, according to a report earlier this year from The Washington Post.

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On Monday, the owners placed an ad on craigslist seeking employees for the new restaurant:

Brand new concept in Old Town Alexandria getting ready to open soon!!!! Looking for ALL Front of House and Back of House positions!!Have you ever wanted to work with a Food Network star?? Are you a positive, energetic, team oriented person that loves the food & beverage/hospitality industry?? If so, then we are looking for you!!Stop by and see us at 220 Lee Street in Old Town. Accepting applications everyday, or reply to this email with a copy of your resume (weekend and daytime availability is a must).

The folks at Pork Barrel BBQ in Alexandria named Mixon as the "fifth most influential person in BBQ" on their list of the 25 most influential people in the industry. Here's what they say about Mixon:

Location of new restaurant in Alexandria (Google maps):

PHOTO: Myron Mixon via Twitter