2008-09-03 17:00:23 - Rocky Top Hospitality Restaurants Support WakeMed Children's Center

RALEIGH, N.C. - Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that five Rocky Top restaurants will be participating in Dish It Up! 2008. The event will take place on Sunday, Sept. 14 from 2 - 7 p.m. at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park in Cary. Rocky Top's participating restaurants include Bogart's American Grill, Michael Dean's

Seafood Grill and Oyster Bar, The Twisted Fork and The Red Room Tapas Lounge. The Mash House Restaurant and Brewery, will be participating as a beverage sponsor.

Dish It Up! is a unique culinary event for the Triangle community that features several locally owned restaurants. Each restaurant is challenged to serve their healthiest dish that uses fresh and local ingredients. All proceeds from the event go to the WakeMed Foundation's Just for Kids Kampaign, which is dedicated to raising funds for a new children's hospital that is currently under construction on the WakeMed Raleigh Campus. Participants, attendees and their families will be invited to sample food from the local restaurants, enjoy live entertainment and take part in a variety of games and activities. A Dish It Up! cookbook will be available for purchase at the event that includes each participating restaurant's signature dish.

Advanced tickets for the event will be on sale beginning Friday, Aug. 1. Tickets will be $10 in advance and at the gate. Children 6 and under will be admitted free of charge. Tasting and beverage tickets will be sold separately with prices of $12 for three tickets, $21 for six tickets and $30 for 12 tickets. Additional tasting and beverage tickets may be purchased on-site on the day of the event for $5. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org or contact info@wakemed.org.

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News Facts:
• Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that five Rocky Top restaurants will be participating in Dish It Up! 2008.
• The event will take place on Sunday, Sept. 14 from 2 - 7 p.m. at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park in Cary.
• Rocky Top's participating restaurants include Bogart's American Grill, Michael Dean's Seafood Grill and Oyster Bar, The Twisted Fork and The Red Room Tapas Lounge.
• The Mash House Restaurant and Brewery, will be participating as a beverage sponsor.
• Dish It Up! is a unique culinary event for the Triangle community that features several locally owned restaurants. Each restaurant is challenged to serve their healthiest dish that uses fresh and local ingredients.
• All proceeds from the event go to the WakeMed Foundation's Just for Kids Kampaign, which is dedicated to raising funds for a new children's hospital that is currently under construction on the WakeMed Raleigh Campus.
• Participants, attendees and their families will be invited to sample food from the local restaurants, enjoy live entertainment and take part in a variety of games and activities.
• A Dish It Up! cookbook will be available for purchase at the event that includes each participating restaurant's signature dish.
• Advanced tickets for the event will be on sale beginning Friday, Aug. 1.
• Tickets will be $10 in advance and at the gate. Children 6 and under will be admitted free of charge. Tasting and beverage tickets will be sold separately with prices of $12 for three tickets, $21 for six tickets and $30 for 12 tickets. Additional tasting and beverage tickets may be purchased on-site on the day of the event for $5.
• For more information, visit www.wakemed.org or contact info@wakemed.org.

Quotes:
'We are honored to participate in Dish It Up! for the second year in a row,' said Ogan. 'It is a great opportunity to benefit a worthy cause, get involved in the community and cook some of our favorite dishes all at the same time.'

About Rocky Top Hospitality:
Rocky Top Hospitality has been devoted to improving Raleigh, North Carolina's local dining scene since 1998, when their first restaurant opened. Michael Dean's Wood Oven and Seafood Grill was the culmination of years of planning by Dean Ogan. Six other restaurants have now opened under the Rocky Top Hospitality name. New restaurants are always built from the menu-out, so the emphasis is always on the food and how to create an experience you can't find anywhere else. For more information visit their Web site at www.rockytophospitality.com.

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