The Winter 2012 edition of the semiannual Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week will run Friday, Jan. 20, through Sunday, Jan. 29, with a record 101 participating restaurants, including many favorites in north Mecklenburg and south Iredell. (List below)
Charlotte Restaurant Week is a regional event, where numerous upscale restaurants offer a prix fixe, three-course (or more) dinner for $30 per person (not including tax and gratuity). Restaurants stretch across many neighborhoods of Charlotte and the region, from Matthews to the Lake Norman area and Concord to Gastonia. Read the full story
The Town of Cornelius is accepting bids from mobile food and beverage concessionaires through Aug. 3. In other dining news, LKN Fun plans an event to raise money for Autism Speaks, Char-Grill in Davidson teams up with Our Town Cinemas on a Harry Potter Day Thursday, and The Wine Cellar celebrates Bastille Day Thursday with a special French wine tasting. Also, don’t forget about the Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week, which starts Friday. 
Il Bosco Ristorante & Bar, which has taken over the former Bucci’s space in downtown Davidson, is hiring for a February opening. Meanwhile, changes are still coming at Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse. The eatery has stopped serving Sunday brunch, but is adding Sunday dinner. Creole House is open again, despite legal troubles for its owner. Also below, a thank you to a couple of local gathering spots.
