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Brussels Chamber Music Festival Fundraiser

518 WEST…
GOOD FOOD, GREAT MUSIC, A WINNING COMBINATION.

518 West is once again offering good food, a glass of wine (make it red, it’s good for your heart) and a chance to make something magical and musical happen this summer simply by eating a good meal with a friend.

Meet a friend for lunch or take someone you love out to dinner on Tuesday February 10th (avoid the Valentine's Day rush!) and 518 West will donate 10% of their sales to help establish a summer music festival in Raleigh and Cary.

Think of it as a meal today that will feed your soul with music this summer.

It’s a delicious way to raise money to bring the Brussels Chamber Orchestra (www.brusselschamberorchestra.com) here to establish the Cross Currents Summer Music Festival in Raleigh and Cary. Plans are now in place for the Festival to run from July 3rd through July 11th…and this year the BCO is planning on bringing along some of their most talented friends.

Come have a great meal and make something magical happen in July.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

518 West Italian Café, 518 West Jones Street/ Raleigh
(919) 829-2518

The Rise and Fall of the Airlock Sentinel

So what has become of the beloved 518 gargoyle that sat over the airlock as you entered the restaurant? One of the owners, in unfathomable wisdom, has decided to take part in the change of the restaurant and make his contribution. And that contribution is...you guessed it...removing the gargoyle to replace it with what? We aren't quite sure...when queried the reply was "I have an idea of something else that can go there"...well what? It seems that the idea has not quite morphed itself into a reality beyond the removal of our friend. Why am I a little upset over this? Well..that gargoyle has remained the one constant at 518 that we could count on. He has been our sentinel sitting over the airlock keeping watch on the goings on of the restaurant since we opened. We put reindeer antlers on him during Christmas, just to see who may notice and to add a bit of whimsy to our lives here at the restaurant. Children notice him and point him out to the amusement of their parents. He is our friend. And now without us even being given a chance to postulate an opinion, he is gone. So keep your eyes peeled for whatever may take his place, and watch out for the incarnation of the gargoyle.

Check Out Our Changes...

... as most folks are now looking even more for value driven products, we are offering up a bit of change on our own. Our business has remained strong I think in part due to the fact that we are still a value driven restaurant...we have great pricing on our wines, we have not raised prices even as our costs have gone up, and we strive to maintain our quality.

However we are even going one step further. We are lowering prices on several menu items as our costs have dropped, passing that savings on to our customers. I suppose the biggest news is that we are again going to be offering up half orders of all our pastas...and yes, meatballs are back on the menu. We are updating several of our classics like the Chicken Marsala and the Pork Milanese, and changing up the Eggplant Parm a bit.

With all the great changes taking place in the country, we are offering up a little change of our own.

Please check out our menu.

Coming on January 21st.....

see ya then,
Blaine

Raleigh Chamber Music Guild Fundraiser

518 is happy to share our partnership with the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild. On Tuesday, March 3rd we will donate 10% of the days proceeds to help support the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild. This is just 2 days after the Guarneri Quartet performs in Raleigh at the Progress Energy center for the Performing arts

Fundraiser for Broughton High School Sister Cities Concert Tour

On December 2nd from 7-9 pm, the Broughton High School Acapella Choral group will be performing at 518. We are donating 10% of our whole days proceeds to help sponsor this group as they raise money to fund a trip to Paris and London in the Spring of 2009.