Great Plates Downtown: Downtown Business Association

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Where: Downtown Fort Collins (Participating Restaurants)

When: March 1-14, 2010, 5pm-close

The Downtown Business Association and member businesses have worked together to bring this dining tradition to our community. Dining enthusiasts will be encouraged to celebrate the authenticity, quality and diversity found only in Downtown Fort Collins, at Great Plates of Downtown 2010.

Over 25 downtown restaurants will offer amazing evening dining specials for a full two weeks! Each restaurant will be offering their own unique dinner specials to show off their specialties and favorite ingredients! It could be dinner for four or it could be a gourmet treat for one. Attendees will be able to enjoy this culinary celebration while experiencing the beautiful historic area of Downtown Fort Collins.

Please pick up The Fort Collins Coloradoan Ticket on Thursday, February 25 & March 4, 2010 issues for a full program with each restaurants specials.

Print a full menu of the specials here! CLICK HERE

This event is produced by the Downtown Business Association and is sponsored by:

Yancey's Food Service , Stella Artois, Music Sponsor Bohemian Foundation, The Fort Collins Coloradoan, Citizen Printing, Seeking Sitters and The Downtown Business Association

2010 Participating Restaurants:

Austin's American Grill Downtown
Beau Jo's Pizza
Bisetti's Ristorante
Bondi Beach Bar
Canyon Chop House
CooperSmith's Poolside
CooperSmith's Pubside
The Crown Pub
Enzio's Italian Kitchen
Fish
Jay's American Bistro
Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon
LuLu Asian Bistro
The Melting Pot
*Pueblo Viejo (Recently added! Enjoy Dinner for Two for $25. Select 2 entrees from the Large Dinner Combinations (#1 - #22) and enjoy two regular margaritas! For non-drinkers have a ground beef or chicken quesadilla as an appetizer)
The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant
Rodizio Grill
The Rustic Oven
Sonny Lubick Steakhouse
Spicy Pickle
Spoons Soups and Salads
Steakout Saloon
Stonehouse Grille
Stuft: a burger bar
Taj Mahal
Tasty Harmony
Trailhead Tavern

GREAT DEALS OF DOWNTOWN

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Scoop Shoppe ~ $2.50 small Ice Cream Cone ($.25 goes to the Food Bank) EsScentuals ~ Free gift with purchase of $25 or more (Gift valued at $5 & get 1entry for larger drawing)
Silver Grill Cafe ~ Johnny A. Burger 1/2 pound burger the way you like it with chips Only $2.50!

Two Pairs Nail Spa~ $25 for a chair massage & Punctual Manicure (includes a complimentary glass of wine)

Tuana Hair Design ~ Pay $25 and get an $80 service Free. Call for details.

This event produced by

The Fort Collins Downtown Business Association

GREAT PLATES ART!!

Also enjoy the First Friday Gallery Walk on March 5th! Select Art Galleries will be displaying original art on dinner plates as well as brand new shows in the galleries.

Come enjoy fine art and good times while you are Downtown dining at Great Plates. The shows will be up throughout Great plates (March 1- 14th)

~Helping Feed our Community - You Can Help~

The Downtown Business Association has a successful partnership with the Food Bank for Larimer County during Great Plates. Great Plates of Downtown 2010 will provide the public with opportunities to support the Food Bank for Larimer County, details to come. Great Plates attendees will be encouraged to “leave their change” after enjoying the great dinner specials downtown. The Food Bank for Larimer County can provide a meal for a member of our community for as little as 25 cents. A $10 donation will provide 40 meals for our community! In 2009 the event and downtown restaurants were able to raise over $19,000 for the Food Bank for Larimer County! Let's do it again and help out hungry people in our community!

Why donate to the Food Bank for Larimer County? The Food Bank for Larimer

County is the only food bank serving Larimer County. In 2007 they distributed 5.6 million pounds of food to hungry people in our community. This is the equivalent of over 4.1 million meals, and is valued at $9.5 million. No one in our community needs to go hungry! For every dollar donated during Great Plates the Food Bank for Larimer County till provide enough food for 4 meals to feed a family in need! For more information on the Food Bank for Larimer County visit www.foodbanklarimer.org