photo by: John Young

Rick Martin, right, executive chef at Free State Brewing Co., 636 Mass., and P.J. Tovar-Ballagh, a Free State cook, prepare a meal at the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen at First Christian Church, 1000 Ky. Monday’s meal included BBQ chicken, pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw and dessert.

photo by: John Young

Free State Brewery executive chef Rick Martin pours coleslaw into a serving bowl while preparing a meal at the LINK kitchen in the basement of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky Street, Monday, July 4, 2011.

photo by: John Young

Rick Martin, left, the executive chef at Free State Brewery and P.J. Tovar-Ballagh, a cook at the brewery, share a laugh as they prepare a meal at the LINK kitchen in the basement of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky Street, Monday, July 4, 2011.

photo by: John Young

P.J. Tovar-Ballagh, a cook at Free State Brewery, places a pan of baked beans into a serving tray as he and Free State Brewery executive chef Rick Martin prepare a meal at the LINK kitchen in the basement of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky Street, Monday, July 4, 2011.

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Rick Martin, the executive chef at Free State Brewery, makes the final adjustments to the meal that he and Free State Brewery cook P.J. Tovar-Ballagh prepared for the LINK kitchen in the basement of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky Street, Monday, July 4, 2011.

photo by: John Young

P.J. Tovar-Ballagh, a cook at Free State Brewery, places a pan of baked beans into an oven as he and Free State Brewery executive chef Rick Martin prepare a meal at the LINK kitchen in the basement of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky Street, Monday, July 4, 2011.

photo by: John Young

BBQ chicken was one of the menu items that Free State Brewery executive chef Rick Martin and Free State Brewery cook P.J. Tovar-Ballagh prepared at the LINK kitchen in the basement of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky Street, Monday, July 4, 2011.

photo by: John Young

Pulled pork was one of the menu items that Free State Brewery executive chef Rick Martin and Free State Brewery cook P.J. Tovar-Ballagh prepared at the LINK kitchen in the basement of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky Street, Monday, July 4, 2011.