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SUMMER 2011 QUEEN'S FEAST: CHARLOTTE RESTAURANT WEEK® WILL RUN JULY 15-24 June 28th, 2011 Posted by Hunter Wilson
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The semi-annual Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week® will make its Summer 2011 outing from Friday, July 15, through Sunday, July 24. This summer’s promotion features 92 participating restaurants [see full list below], and the updated website is now live at www.CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com listing the restaurants' special Queen's Feast® menus and reservation information.
Charlotte Restaurant Week is a metro-area promotion during which numerous upscale restaurants offer a prix fixe, three-course (or more) dinner for $30 per person (not including tax and gratuity). Restaurants represented in the promotion stretch across many neighborhoods of Charlotte and around the area to Matthews; the Lake Norman area of both northern Mecklenburg and Iredell counties; Concord in Cabarrus County; Belmont in Gaston County; and Fort Mill, SC.

The previous Charlotte Restaurant Week in January 2011 generated approximately 85,000 dinners and almost $4 million in revenue for 83 participating restaurants.

New for this summer’s Queen’s Feast will be a “virtual” food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, conducted via www.CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com. Utilizing Second Harvest’s new GiveABit system, with just a few mouse clicks, donors can place their choice of food items or cash in an online shopping cart and make a donation to help fill the food bank’s shelves during the typically sparse summer months. Second Harvest strives through education, advocacy, and partnerships to eliminate hunger by the solicitation and distribution of food to charitable agencies that assist people in need.

"We felt it would be an easy way for folks to help fight hunger while they're making their dining plans for Charlotte Restaurant Week, without the need for collection barrels at the restaurants -- which require a lot of the nonprofit's resources for delivery and pickup -- or having to remember to bring a food donation to dinner,” stated Bruce Hensley, president of Hensley Fontana Public Relations & Marketing, which owns and handles turnkey execution of the event. "When visiting the CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com website to check out menus and make reservations, diners can also participate in the food drive."

The Summer 2011 Queen's Feast will feature a dozen first-time restaurant participants, including Table 274 in Cotswold; Epic Chophouse in Mooresville; Room 112 Modern Asian Cuisine & Sushi Lounge in downtown Charlotte; FireWater in the University area; 15 North Roadside Kitchen on Montford Drive; Savannah Red in the Charlotte Marriott City Center; Pisces Sushi Bar & Lounge in the Metropolitan; and Fran’s Filling Station in Dilworth; plus several others.

Additionally, some Queen's Feast restaurants will once again extend an exclusive offer to AAA members via the AAA Show Your Card & Save® program. Diners presenting a current AAA membership card while dining in those restaurants during Queen's Feast will have the opportunity to purchase a $50 gift certificate to the restaurant for only $25. The gift certificate will not be redeemable during Queen's Feast, and other restrictions may apply. To see a list of restaurants participating in the AAA Show Your Card & Save® exclusive member offer, diners should visit www.CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com beginning June 24 and click on "AAA Special Offer."

Reservations are strongly recommended; reservation links and contact information for all participating restaurants can be found at www.CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com.

Partners in the July promotion are Visit Charlotte/Charlottesgotalot.com; the Greater Charlotte Hospitality & Tourism Alliance; Charlotte Center City Partners/FindYourCenter.com; AAA Carolinas; Axis Marketing Group; CLT Dining; CarolinaNightlife.com; Yelp; U.S. Foodservice; Southern United Restaurant Owners (SURO); Buckhead Beef; Grey Goose; Cointreau; Rose Chauffeured Transportation; Central Parking; WBT-AM; 107.9 The Link FM; Charlotte Magazine; Time Warner Cable; and OpenTable.com.

Participating restaurants in the Summer 2011 Charlotte Restaurant Week are:

Cotswold

Table 274*

Dilworth

131 Main - Dilworth

300 East

Bonterra Dining & Wine Room

Cantina 1511 - Dilworth

Copper Modern Indian Cuisine

Dolce Ristorante

Fiamma

Fran’s Filling Station*

Zen Fusion

Eastover

Deejai Thai & Sushi

Primo Tuscan Grille

Providence Cafe

Elizabeth

The Cajun Queen

Carpe Diem

Lake Norman / North Mecklenburg / Iredell County

131 Main - Lake Norman

Alton's Kitchen & Cocktails

Choplin's

Dressler's - Birkdale

Epic Chophouse*

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - Northlake*

Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse

Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse

Mickey & Mooch - Lake Norman

The Prickly Pear

Red Rocks Cafe - Birkdale

Matthews

Santé Restaurant

Midtown

Dressler's - Metro

Maharani Indian Cuisine

Mama Ricotta's

The Melting Pot - Midtown

Pisces Sushi Bar & Lounge*

Vivace

Plaza Midwood

Bistro La Bon

Lulu

South Charlotte

(Ballantyne / Arboretum / Pineville / Fort Mill, SC)

131 Main - Blakeney

Cantina 1511 - Stonecrest

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - Stonecrest*

Gallery Restaurant

Global

Maestro's Bar & Bistro

Mickey & Mooch - The Other Joint (Arboretum)

New South Kitchen & Bar

Passion8 Bistro

Rudy's Italian Restaurant & Bar

Tria Terra

Trio

South End

The Liberty Gastropub

Nikko Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar*

Pewter Rose

Sullivan's Steakhouse

SouthPark / Park Road / Foxcroft

15 North Roadside Kitchen*

BrickTop's

Cafe Monte French Bakery & Bistro

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - SouthPark

Georges Brasserie

McCormick & Schmick's - SouthPark

Paco's Tacos & Tequila

The Palm

Red Rocks Cafe - Strawberry Hill

Ruth's Chris Steak House - SouthPark

Terrace Cafe - SouthPark

Toscana Ristorante Italiano

Upstream

Village Tavern

Zink American Kitchen

Southwest Charlotte / Yorkmount

Omaha Steakhouse

University / Concord

FireWater*

The Melting Pot - University

Rocky River Grille

The Speedway Club

Uptown

Aquavina Steaks & SeafoodAria Tuscan Grill

BLT Steak

Blue Restaurant & Bar

Caffe Siena

The Capital Grille

Chima Brazilian Steakhouse

Enso Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse

LaVecchia's Steaks & Seafood

Luce Ristorante e Bar

McCormick & Schmick's - Uptown

Mez

Mimosa Grill

Morton's The Steakhouse

Room 112 Modern Asian Cuisine & Sushi Lounge*

Ruth's Chris Steak House - Uptown

Savannah Red*

West Mecklenburg / Gaston County

Nick’s Steak and Taphouse*

Old Stone Steakhouse

* First-time Charlotte Restaurant Week participant.
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Hunter Wilson
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Charles is the Executive Director of Carolina Nightlife and very involved in the nightlife industry in NC and SC. He has been working with venues of all sizes, different brands and products, and countless events across NC and SC for over 8 years.