None — CHARLOTTE (January 6, 2009) – The popular dining event Charlotte Restaurant Week (www.CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com) will again cover ten days during its fourth outing from Friday, January 22, through Sunday, January 31, 2010. "Queen's Feast: Winter 2010" boasts 79 participating restaurants [see full list below], and the updated event website is now live, listing the restaurants' special Queen's Feast menus and reservations instructions. The website also features accommodations and transportation offerings.
Charlotte Restaurant Week is a metro-area promotion during a typically slow time in which numerous upscale restaurants offer a prix fixe, three-course (minimum) dinner for $30 per person (not including tax and gratuity), a savings over what the featured meal would typically cost at each participating restaurant. In addition to many areas of Charlotte, participating restaurants for the next Queen's Feast can be found in the Lake Norman/North Mecklenburg area, over to Concord, and south to Fort Mill, SC.
The previous Charlotte Restaurant Week in July 2009 generated approximately 63,000 dinners and $2.92 million in revenue for 70 participating restaurants.
"We are thrilled with the continued growth of all aspects of Queen's Feast," said Bruce Hensley, president of Hensley Fontana Public Relations & Marketing, which owns and handles turnkey execution of the event. "The interest in and success of Charlotte Restaurant Week is a solid testament to the quality and commitment of restaurants in this area."
This winter's Queen's Feast will see over 20 first-time restaurant participants, such as Bonterra; Global; Aquavina; Good Food on Montford; Miro Spanish Grille; Deejai Thai; and recently opened spots including The Liberty Gastropub; Enso Asian Bistro; Vivace; and BLT Steak.
Reservations are strongly recommended.
Charlotte Restaurant Week is also partnering again with hotels to offer discounted rates in downtown Charlotte and SouthPark, two areas with a high concentration of participating restaurants. Rates and reservation information for the Doubletree Gateway Village downtown and the Doubletree Suites at SouthPark can be found at the "Accommodations" link on www.CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com.
Partners in the January promotion are Visit Charlotte/Charlottesgotalot.com; American Express; The Greater Charlotte Hospitality & Tourism Alliance; Visit Lake Norman; Charlotte Center City Partners/FindYourCenter.com; Axis Marketing Group; U.S. Foodservice; Constellations Wines U.S.; Micros; Rose Chauffeured Transportation; WBT-AM; 107.9 The Link FM; Charlotte Magazine; Time Warner Cable; and OpenTable.com.
Participating restaurants in the Winter 2010 Charlotte Restaurant Week are:
Dilworth: 131 Main - Dilworth * 300 East Bonterra * Copper Dolce Ristorante Fiamma Las Ramblas * Sole Spanish Grille
Downtown: Aquavina * Basil Thai BlackFinn American Saloon BLT Steak * Blue Caffe Siena The Capital Grille Chima Brazilian Steakhouse Ember Grille Enso Asian Bistro * Fleming's Prime Steakhouse LaVecchia's Seafood Grille Luce McCormick & Schmick's - Uptown * Mez Mimosa Grill Morton's The Steakhouse Ruth's Chris Steak House - Uptown Sonoma Zink American Kitchen
Eastover: Deejai Thai * Providence Café
Lake Norman / North Mecklenburg: 131 Main - Lake Norman * Dressler's Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse - Huntersville Maddi's Southern Bistro Mickey & Mooch - Huntersville Positano Osteria Red Rocks Café - Birkdale Village T1 Tapas
Midtown / Elizabeth / Plaza Midwood: Cajun Queen Carpe Diem Customshop Maharani * The Melting Pot - Midtown Vivace * Zada Jane's Corner Café *
South Charlotte (Ballantyne / Arboretum / Pineville / Fort Mill, SC): 131 Main - Blakeney * D'Vine Wine Café * Gallery Restaurant Global * Maestro's Bar & Bistro Mickey & Mooch - Arboretum Miro Spanish Grille * New South Kitchen & Bar Passion8 Bistro Rudy's Italian Restaurant & Bar * Tria Terra
South End: The Liberty Gastropub * Sullivan's Steakhouse
SouthPark / Park Road / Foxcroft: Andrew Blair's Arooji's Ristorante - SouthPark BrickTop's Grill BRIO Tuscan Grille Café Monte Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - SouthPark Good Food on Montford * M5 Modern Mediterranean McCormick & Schmick's - SouthPark * Noble's Restaurant The Palm Red Rocks Café - Strawberry Hill Ruth's Chris Steak House - SouthPark Toscana Upstream Village Tavern
Southwest Charlotte / Yorkmont: Omaha Steakhouse
University/Concord: Lava Bistro The Melting Pot - University Rocky River Grille & Lounge *
* First-time Charlotte Restaurant Week participant.
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