Hilton Head Restaurant Week - yum, yum!

Hilton Head Chamber presents Restaurant Week!
January 23-30, 2010
Hilton Head Island & Bluffton



Are you dying to try that new Hilton Head hot spot that you just haven't made it to yet? Or, do you just need a decadent night out at an old favorite that you haven't been to in awhile?

Well, get ready for the 2nd Annual Restaurant Week, being held January 23-30, 2010!

Presented by the Hilton Head-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, the Hilton Head Restaurant Week is modeled after similar popular events held in NYC and Los Angeles and features local participating which will be offering specially price-fixed “prix fixe” menus. Enjoy fantastic meals at some of Hilton Head's most popular and renowned dining locations - often for a fraction of the normal price!

To make a reservation, or to find out specific information about each restaurant’s menu, please contact the restaurant directly. Thank you and bon appetit!



Alexander’s
(843) 785-4999
Palmetto Dunes
76 Queens Folly Rd
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.alexandersrestaurant.com

Antonio's
(843) 842-5505
Village at Wexford
1000 William Hilton Parkway
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.antonios.net

Aqua Grille and Lounge
(843)341.3331
10 North Forest Beach Drive.
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.aquagrilleandlounge.com

Aunt Chilada's Easy Street Cafe
(843) 785-7700
69 Pope Avenue
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.auntchiladashhi.com

Big Bamboo Cafe
(843) 686-3443
1 N Forest Beach Dr # 210
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.bigbamboocafe.com

Bistro 17
(843) 785-5517
Shelter Cove Harbour
17-D Harbourside Lane
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.bistro17hhi.com

Black Marlin Bayside Grill
(843) 785-4950
Palmetto Bay Marina
86 Helmsman Way
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.blackmarlinhhi.com

Bluffton Live!
(843) 815-5483
2 Gateway Village (by Home Depot)
Bluffton, SC
www.BlufftonLive.com

British Open Pub
Village at Wexford
1000 William Hilton Parkway, Suite D-3
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.britishopenpub.net

Café St. Tropez
(843) 785-7425
South Island Plaza
841 William Hilton Parkway
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.cafesttropezofhiltonhead.com

Charley’s Crab
(843) 342-9066
2 Hudson Rd
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.muer.com

Charlie's L'etoile Verte
(843) 785-9277
8 New Orleans Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.charliesgreenstar.com

Chef David's Roastfish and Cornbread
843-342-2996
70 Marshland Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.roastfishandcornbread.com

Christine’s Cafe
(843)785-4646
The Atrium Building
840 William Hilton Parkway
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.christinescatering.com

Claude & Uli's Signature Bistro
(843) 837-3336
Moss Creek Village
1533 Fording Island Road, Suite 302
Bluffton, SC
www.claudebistro.com

Conroy’s Restaurant & Lounge
(843) 686-8400
Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa
1 Hotel Circle
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.hiltonheadmarriott.com

CQ's
(843) 671-2779
140A Lighthouse Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.cqsrestaurant.com

Crane’s Tavern Steakhouse & Seafood
(843) 341-2333
26 New Orleans Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.cranestavern.com

The Crazy Crab
(843) 681-5021
104 William Hilton Parkway
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.thecrazycrab.com

The Crazy Crab
(843) 363-2722
Harbour Town
149 Lighthouse Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.thecrazycrab.com

Deli By the Beach
(843)785-7860
Village at Wexford
1000 William Hilton Parkway, Suite B1
Hilton Head Island, SC

DelVecchio's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
(843) 842-8700
890 William Hilton Parkway
1 Fresh Market Shoppes
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.delvecchios.com

Flavors
(843)785-3115
Heritage Plaza
81 Pope Avenue, Suite 12A
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.flavorsofhiltonhead.com

Frankie Bones
(843) 682-4455
1301 Main Street Village
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.frankieboneshhi.com

Giuseppi's Pizza & Pasta
(843) 785-4144
The Plaza at Shelter Cove
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.giuseppispizza.com

Giuseppi's Pizza and Pasta
(843) 815-9200
Kittie's Crossing
25 Bluffton Road
Bluffton, SC
www.giuseppispizza.com

Grumpy Grouper Grille
(843) 842-2455
71 Pope Ave # E
Hilton Head Island, SC

Harbour Town Grill
(843) 363-4080
11 Lighthouse Lane
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.seapines.com

HH Prime Steaks and Seafood
(843) 341-8058
Hilton Oceanfront Resort, Palmetto Dunes
23 Ocean Lane
Hilton Head, SC
www.hhprime.com

Hilton Head Brewing Company
Hilton Head Plaza
7C Greenwood Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC

Hot Dog Harbour
(843) 785-5400
Coligny Plaza
1 North Forest Beach Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC

Hudsons
(843) 681-2772
1 Hudson Rd
Hilton Head Island SC
www.hudsonsonthedocks.com

Hugo’s at Wexford
(843) 785- 4846
Village at Wexford
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
www.hugosatwexford.com

Island Bistro
(843) 785-4777
Heritage Plaza
81 Pope Avenue, Suite 10-A
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.islandbistrohhi.com
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It's Greek to Me
(843)842-4033
11 Lagoon Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.itsgreektomesc.com

The Jazz Corner
(843) 842-8620
The Village at Wexford, C-1
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.thejazzcorner.com

Jim 'N Nicks B-B-Q
(843) 706-9741
872 Fording Island Road
Bluffton, SC
www.jimnnicks.com

Kenny B's Cajun Seafood Hut
(843) 785-3315
Circle Center
70 A Pope Avenue
Hilton Head Island, SC

La Famiglia
(843) 785-3455
807 William Hilton Parkway # 1600
Hilton Head Island, SC www.lafamigliahhi.com

LeBistro
(843) 681-8425
430 William Hilton Pkwy # 301
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.lebistroofhiltonhead.com

Market Street Cafe
(843) 686-4976
Coligny Plaza
4 Egret Street
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.marketstreetcafe.com

Marleys Island Grill
(843) 686-5800
35 Office Park Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.marleysislandgrille.com

Mellow Mushroom
(843) 686-2474
Park Plaza
33 Office Park Road # 15
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.mellowmushroom.com

Michael Anthony’s
Orleans Plaza
37 New Orleans Road, Suite L
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
www.michael-anthonys.com

Old Fort Pub
(843) 681-2386
65 Skull Creek Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
www.oldfortpub.com

Old Oyster Factory
(843) 681-6040
101 Marshland Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.oldoysterfactory.com

One Hot Mama’s American Grill
(843) 682-6262
Hilton Head Plaza
7 Greenwood Dr # A,
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.onehotmamas.com

Outback Steakhouse
(843) 681-4329
20 Hatton Place
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.outback.com

Red Fish
(843) 686-3388
8 Archer Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.redfishofhiltonhead.com

Reilley’s North
(843) 681-4153
Port Royal Plaza
95 Mathews Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.reilleyshiltonhead.com

Reilley’s South
(843) 842-4414
Hilton Head Plaza
7D Greenwood Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.reilleyshiltonhead.com

River House Restaurant
The Inn at Palmetto Bluff
(843)706-6500
476 Mount Pelia Road
Bluffton, SC
www.palmettobluffresort.com

Robert Irvine's eat!
(843) 785-4850
Village at Wexford, Suite B6
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.eathhi.com

Santa Fe Cafe
(843)785-3838
Plantation Center
807 William Hilton Parkway
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.santafecafeofhiltonhead.com

Sea Grass Grille
(843)785-9990
807 William Hilton Parkway, Suite 1000
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.seagrassgrille.com

Sigler's Rotisserie and Seafood
(843) 815-5030
12 Sheridan Park Circle
Bluffton, South Carolina
www.siglersrotisserieofhiltonhead.com

Signals Lounge
Crowne Plaza Hilton Head Island Resort
(843) 842-2400
130 Shipyard Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
www.cphiltonhead.com

Signe’s Heaven Bound Bakery & Cafe
(843) 785-9118
93 Arrow Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.signesbakery.com

Skillets Café
843.785.3131
1 N Forest Beach Dr.
J-1 Coligny Plaza
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
www.skilletscafe.com

Stellini Italian Restaurant
(843)785-7006
15 Pope Avenue Executive Park
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.stellinihhi.com

Truffles Cafe
(843) 785-3455
Sea Pines Center
71 Lighthouse Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.trufflescafe.com

Truffles Cafe
(843) 815-5551
91 Towne Drive
Bluffton, SC
www.trufflescafe.com

Truffles Grill
(843) 785-3663
Pope Avenue
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.trufflesgrill.com

Up the Creek Pub
(843) 681-3625
Broad Creek Marina
18 Simmons Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.broadcreekmarinahh.com

Urban Bistro
(843) 815-6960
4376 Bluffton Parkway, Suite 101
Bluffton, SC
www.urban-bistro.com

The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa
2 Grasslawn Avenue
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.westin.com/events

WiseGuys
(843) 842-8866
1513 Main Street
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.wiseguyshhi.com

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Hilton Head Island: How you can help the relief efforts in Haiti

Courtesy www.islandpacket.com

Local Red Cross to act as clearinghouse for donations to help Haiti quake victims


The Lowcountry chapter of the American Red Cross is accepting donations to support those affected by the Haitian earthquake.

The Red Cross is contributing an initial $1 million from its International Response Fund to support the relief operation, according to a news release. The organization also is sending supplies, including tarps and cooking sets, from its warehouse in Panama to meet the immediate needs of 5,000 families.

Donations can be made locally through the Palmetto Service Center on Sheridan Park Circle in Bluffton by calling 843-757-7437 or online at www.LowcountryRedCross.org.

The Red Cross also is receiving money through a third-party fundraiser sponsored by Mobile Accord, according to the news release. Donors can text "Haiti" to 90999 to send a $10 donation.

The Red Cross is deploying only volunteers specially trained to manage international emergency operations. Eileen Hadbavny of the Red Cross' Carolina Lowcountry Chapter said Wednesday no groups of local volunteers had been sent to Haiti.

"Usually during international disasters, the best way to support, if people want to get behind those on the ground, is to provide a financial donation through the Red Cross," she said.

Telephone, Internet and other communication lines are often disrupted in disasters. The Red Cross advises those with loved ones in Haiti to be patient and continue to call or contact other relatives who live nearby.

If trying to reach a U.S. citizen living or traveling in Haiti, contact the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747.

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History Park Considered for Hilton Head Island

Courtesy of www.islandpacket.com

By LAURA NAHMIAS
lnahmias@islandpacket.com
843-706-8169
Published Saturday, January 2, 2010

History park proposal considered for Hilton Head Island

A Revolutionary War-era cemetery and an early-1800s mausoleum on Hilton Head Island are the centerpieces of a proposed history park an area group says will bring history to life.

The cemetery and mausoleum, owned by the Heritage Library Foundation, stand at the headwaters of Broad Creek, near the intersection of Mathews Drive and William Hilton Parkway.

"This (site) was really the center of civilization for Hilton Head Island," said Jason Stevens, a foundation volunteer who helped develop the proposal along with foundation president Robert Smith.

Before the Civil War, the island had as many as 25 plantations, said Smith. Plantation owners attended church at Mt. Zion Chapel of Ease, a small wooden structure on the site. Their slaves worshipped in a separate prayer house. Both structures were dismantled by Union soldiers during the Civil War to build temporary housing for themselves.

But that wasn't the site's first brush with history.

In 1781, it was the location of the ambush of Revolutionary-era landowner and patriot Ambrose Davant, Stevens said.

Hilton Head Islanders supported the Revolutionary rebels and drew the ire of nearby Daufuskie Islanders, who supported the English Crown. Tories from Daufuskie rowed to Hilton Head and lay in wait for Davant in the woods near where the cemetery now stands.

They shot him dead.

Later, in 1795, the first body was buried in the cemetery, which now includes members of some of the island's leading families -- Baynards, Kirks and Stoneys.

The 2.3-acre site also included a muster house and Masonic lodge, according to a 1825 map.

The mausoleum and cemetery largely fell out of use by the end of the Civil War.

"People drive by this site every day and are completely unaware of its historical significance," Stevens said after he recounted the skirmishes and stories of the people who lived and died near the island's core.

The mausoleum and cemetery are inaccessible from the highway. Shrouded in moss and with only a few historical markers to highlight the area, most people pay little attention to the place that was once at the epicenter of Hilton Head social life in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Stevens said.

Foundation members want to place markers where the church and other buildings stood.

Another part of the plan is to grow crops similar to those planted at the plantations, including indigo and a local strain of cotton known as sea island cotton.

The foundation is asking the town to consider ways that it can promote the site as a tourist attraction by adding historical markers and information kiosks, as well as developing town-owned land near the site for parking and bike access.

The town's Public Facilities Committee will consider the proposal Tuesday.

The foundation's ideas are still flexible and funding hasn't been discussed, said Curtis Coltrane, assistant town manager. He said the site, so close to the parkway, might be difficult to develop but the town is open to suggestions.

Foundation president Smith believes the site would be a boon for the island.

"It will give the community and our visitors a wonderful place to learn about and celebrate the Island's fascinating history," he wrote in a foundation newsletter.

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Heritage Classic Foundation Donates $300k to Local Charities

courtesy of www.islandpacket.com
By JOSH McCANN
jmccann@islandpacket.com
843-706-8145
Published Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Heritage Classic Foundation, which runs Hilton Head Island's PGA Tour event, dipped into its reserves to distribute some of the $300,000 it awarded to area charities Thursday.

David Ames, chairman of the Children's Center and chairman emeritus of Hope Haven, encouraged the charities at the luncheon at the Harbour Town Conference Center to discuss at upcoming board meetings how they can help the tournament. Verizon announced it will not continue its title sponsorship after 2010.

Such efforts would serve as a "thank you" to the foundation, which has provided the "lifeblood" of many nonprofits over the years, he said.

"I think the Heritage Classic Foundation deserves our thanks and that of our community," Ames said. "But it also deserves our help and support at this time in our island's circumstances."

Other charity leaders were invited to speak, too.

Some spoke of the benefits the tournament provides for their organizations. Others shared strategies on how to use the foundation's Birdies for Charity program, in which agencies collect pledges for each birdie players make during the tournament.

Vera Bailey, executive director of the Pregnancy Center & Clinic of the Low Country, wished foundation leaders the best as they search for a new title sponsor.

"I know it's our collective prayer they will find a sponsor (after) next year," Bailey said. "We need you," she told the tournament's organizers.

Including Thursday's grants, the foundation will give more than $1.3 million to charity this year, down from the nearly $1.8 million distributed in 2008. About $200,000 came from reserves, said Ed Dowaschinski, the foundation's vice president of finance and administration.

Tournament officials attributed the decline to the economic downturn, which hurt secondary sponsorships and ticket sales, they said.

Money is distributed in several ways besides grants and the birdies program, including scholarships and a concession program in which charities run booths during the tournament to raise money.

The foundation has distributed almost $20 million since it took over the tournament in 1987.

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A White Christmas in Hilton Head? Rare, but true!

Courtesy of www.islandpacket.com
Published Thursday, December 10, 2009

It started snowing Friday afternoon, Dec. 22, 1989. It didn't stop until the next day, after 3.5 inches coated Beaufort County.

Temperatures remained below freezing for several days, preserving the snow and providing an extremely rare white Christmas for Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island.

As expected, there was some fallout.

Power failed for about 1,000 homes on Hilton Head because of blown fuses, Palmetto Electric reported at the time, and pleaded with people not to flip on heat pumps and space heaters as soon as power was restored to keep circuits from overloading again.

Airports along the coast, including Hilton Head and Savannah, closed for days. Little could be done to clearrunways, so crews had to wait for the snow to melt. Crews spread sand on local roads to keep them passable.

Snow fell in a band from Wilmington, N.C., to Florida, giving thousands a holiday to remember.

Tell us your memories of that storm and if you have photos, send them. We'll post the stories and photos online and publish a few in the newspaper.

Send them to Lisa Allen, city editor, P.O. Box 5727, Bluffton, SC 29938 or lallen@beaufortgazette.com.

Blue-bottle trees -- A throwback to Gullah traditions

Article courtesy of www.theislandpacket.com
By JEFF KIDD
jkidd@beaufortgazette.com
843-706-8175
Published Friday, December 11, 2009

An authentic relic of African culture, or a modern-day fad with the historical relevance of a Snuggie?

Spirit-catcher, old-time bug zapper or mere decoration?

Shabby chic, or just plain tacky?

Blue-bottle trees adorn many a Lowcountry garden and roadside stand, and their cobalt ornamentation makes them undeniably eye-catching. They generally are believed to be derived from African-American folk art, but little is documented about their origins, according to Rosalyn Browne, Penn Center's director of history and culture.

And that only adds to their mystery.

So The Beaufort Gazette and The Island Packet pose seven questions to explain the history and appeal of the blue-bottle tree.

• So which is it -- do blue-bottle trees have roots in African-American culture, or are they simply a fad designed to tap the wallet of gullible tourists?: Browne says that despite scant documentation of their origins, blue-bottle trees are an authentic piece of southern and African-American culture. She points to a book by a professor at the State University of New York tracing their use to religous rituals in the Congo.

Mary Inabinett Mack, owner of the Red Piano Too Art Gallery on St. Helena Island, agrees blue-bottle trees are authentic.

In the interest of full disclosure, Mack's shop sells the yard and garden decorations (sans blue bottles.) But she also recalls her grandmother tying blue bottles to the branches of a magnolia tree in her yard, a memory dating at least to the 1940s.

"That goes back to a tradition in the African-American community when we used to sweep and decorate the yard," Mack said.

• What, exactly, is the significance of the blue-bottle tree?: According to several sources, the trees are used to keep evil spirits --"haints" or "wooly boogers," for example -- out of one's home. They even are effective on a particularly nasty goblin known as a "plat eye" -- in Gullah culture, the evil spirit of someone improperly buried, according to the Web site Moonlitroad.com.

The spirits come out at dusk and are beckoned inside by slanting light refracted through the sparkling blue bottles. Once inside, the spirits are trapped. Some say they are vaporized when the bottles are flooded with morning sun. Others say the spirits simply cannot escape the bottle and that you can hear them moaning in agony when the wind blows through the tree branches.

• Why the color blue?: Today, you can find the trees adorned with bottles of many colors, but blue is particularly popular and particularly true to the tree's origins. Browne says the color blue long has been believed to ward off evil spirits.

"In fact, the aspect of using colors and symbols -- related to good spirits and bad sprits -- came with the Africans themselves, as they came to the Americas from Africa or the Caribbean," Browne said.

That belief in the power of colors also explains blue doors and blue porch ceilings -- both are so painted to keep evil from crossing the threshold into a home. Blue-bottle trees prevent the spirits from even getting that close.

Some say the blue-bottle trees did a fair job of ridding homes of more terrestrial nuisances -- bugs.

According to the blogger The Lazy Gardener, the lime once used to make blue bottles also is an insect repellent that keeps skeeters and noseeums out of your house. This doesn't work anymore, though -- apparently, lime no longer is used to turn things blue.

• How are blue-bottle trees made?: Mack recalls her grandmother tying blue bottles to a magnolia. A crape myrtle mature and sturdy enough to support the weight of the bottles is another popular choice, with the branches simply inserted into the bottle necks.

Some artists now craft artificial trees made of wood or metal rods. Mack sells in her store trees made by a man in Aiken. A blue-bottle tree behind her store was constructed by a Hank Herring, a Beaufort resident, artist, retired Marine and former part-time employee of Red Piano Too.

• What is the most difficult part of assembling a blue-bottle tree?: Many say it is finding the blue bottles, particularly those in the distinctive cobalt shade usually associated with the trees. Milk of Magnesia, Vick's Salve or certain brands of bottled water are highly sought-after.

Mack has a tree in her yard that she has festooned with pint jars she found at a Dollar General store and bottles of the energy drink Bawls. Also used are wine bottles -- she once purchased a case of a particular vintage from a Rhode Island vineyard just to have the distinctive, blue bottles.

"If I see a blue bottle of wine, a lot of times I'll buy it whether I like the wine or not," she said.

• What's the second-most difficult part of assembling a blue-bottle tree?: Sometimes, getting permission, as Hilton Head Island couple Deborah Brooks and James Borton discovered in August 2008.

They erected a tree outside their home -- apropos, it seemed to them, since they lived in a neighborhood carved from land off Spanish Wells Road that long was used by African-American families.

"We moved into an area where our bottle tree could be considered a small part of what we've all taken from this area," Brooks told The Island Packet.

But the Oakview neighborhood has restrictive covenants, and the bottle tree fell among other no-nos islanders are familiar with: No clothes lines, fences, statuary or structures in the yard.

• Just how "Lowcountry" are blue-bottle trees?: They're strongly associated with the area because of their African-American/Gullah roots, but they hardly are unique to the Lowcountry.

One Web site devoted to bottle trees displays pictures of them from many southern states, Australia, France, the Netherlands and even exotic locales such as Oklahoma.

New unit videos on RQ Hilton Head website!

You may have noticed a couple recent upgrades to the RQ Hilton Head website. We've recently added unit videos of each individual unit, so you know exactly what you're getting when you book. All videos are also posted on YouTube, which makes them easily accessible at any time. Check out our YouTube Channel to view all of our units.

Or, look for the video at the unit level page on the www.resortquesthiltonhead.com website. Here's an example

In addition, ResortQuest has partnered with HiltonHead360.com to provide better mapping of all of our complexes. Sea Pines complex maps are added, with more coming soon! Check it out