Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

Dining out: Food events and news

The Rusty Anchor Restaurant at Lighthouse Marina has a new fall menu with eight items that cost less than $15. Enjoy great views of Lake Murray while dining on steak, shrimp, salmon and more. Open year-round Thursday through Sunday, the restaurant serves dinner beginning at 5 p.m. Directions and more information: (803) 749-1555 or myrustyanchor.com

Get in on the early Halloween fun at Bruster's Ice Cream across from Spring Valley High School, 2-3 p.m. Oct. 24. There will be pumpkin decorating and games with prizes for kids, and Bruster's will serve its Graveyard sundaes. (803) 419-8889

CONGRATULATIONS

Capital City Club has named Robert McCulloch as the new executive chef. A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Institute in Atlanta, McCulloch had been the sous chef at Capital City. He also worked at the Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville, Tenn., and 191 Club in Atlanta.

TASTE

It's tea time at Rosewood Market. Sample a variety of teas 3-5 p.m. every fourth Sunday during the fall and winter season. This month, sample Stash Premium Tea's Moroccan Mint Green Tea, Hampstead Tea's Organic Biochai and Bigelow's Pumpkin Spice on Oct. 25. Rosewood Market is at 2803 Rosewood Drive. (803) 765-1083; rosewoodmarket.com

Tickets for the 2010 World Beer Festival in Columbia go on sale Wednesday. There will be two four-hour sessions on Jan. 16: noon-4 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. Standard admission to a single session is $40, which includes beer samples, live music, educational sessions by industry experts and a festival tasting glass. VIP tickets, which cost $75, add admission to a VIP suite with complimentary food, more select beers, a commemorative glass and separate entertainment. Tickets available at allaboutbeer.com/wbfcolumbia or at Green's Discount Beverage locations. A portion of the proceeds go to Columbia Opportunity Resource and the River Alliance.

Lake Carolina's 7th Annual Food and Wine Festival is scheduled for 4-8 p.m. Saturday. Restaurants from the Northeast Richland area will participate, and there will be live music and a silent auction featuring original artwork by South Carolina artists. Cost is $35 per person or $60 for a VIP ticket (includes admission to after party). Proceeds from the event will benefit Children's Charities of the Midlands. Information and tickets at lakecarolina.com.

The March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction will be Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. Sample the best from the area's finest restaurants, bid on silent auction packages and enjoy a live auction of dining, travel and entertainment packages. Tickets are $150 per person, $1,500 for a corporate table of eight. For more information, contact Betsy Britt, (803) 252-5200 or marchofdimes.com/southcarolina.

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