Wide selection of wine dinners offered in Charlotte

5 Church

A three-course, prix fixe Sunday supper menu for $28 will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. First course choices include black bean hummus and flatbread, white bean and root vegetable stew, Szechuan pork belly, a bib lettuce salad and quinoa tabbouleh with feta and flatbread. For entrée choices: C.A.B. hanger steak with roasted potatoes, wasabi crusted salmon with sautéed bok choy, smoked and roasted chicken with collard greens and crispy marinated tofu with spinach and kimchi. Dessert options: s’mores trifle, frozen citrus and white chocolate parfait and vanilla bean crème brulee. Add a three-course wine pairing to your supper for $15.

•  5 Church

5 Church St.

704-919-1322

www.5church.com.

Fig Tree

Chef Greg Zanitsch’s Fig Tree will host a number of wine dinners. Barlow Vineyards proprietor Barr Smith hosts dinner at 7 p.m. Feb. 26. Barlow Vineyards, located in the upper end of Napa Valley, is a small production vineyard, producing about 2,000 cases annually. At 7 p.m. March 12, John Schultz, regional manager for Dutton-Goldfield Winery, hosts a dinner featuring his winery’s wines. at 7 p.m. April 23 Venge Vineyard’s Kurt Venge hosts a dinner featuring his wines from the Oakville District in Napa. Fig Tree announces their multi-course wine dinner menus and pricing approximately a week and a half before each event. Call to reserve your spot.

•  Fig Tree

1601 E. Seventh St.

704-332-3322

www.charlottefigtree.com.

Upstream

On Feb. 22, bring your favorite bottle of wine to Upstream at Phillip’s Place for a BYOB dinner beginning with a reception at 6:30 p.m. Executive Chef Tom Dyrness will prepare a five-course meal featuring Fanny Bay oysters, Hawaiian Big Eye tuna, a duo of foie gras, plum-wine glazed pork belly and more paired with your own wines. Reserve your spot, 704-556-7730.

•  Upstream

6920 Phillips Place Court

704-556-7730

www.upstreamseafood.com.

Duke Mansion

Executive chef Harrison Booth brings back Chill Chaser Evenings beginning Feb. 22. Join Booth for a casual evening featuring snacks and drink specials from the bar from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Future Chill Chaser dates: March 8 and March 22. For reservations,704-714-4445, or kellis@tlwf.org.

•  Duke Mansion

400 Hermitage Road

704-714-4400

www.dukemansion.org.

The King’s Kitchen

New chef Sam Stachon of The King’s Kitchen has revamped his dinner menu. Appetizer highlights include: hot pimento cheese served in a house-baked sourdough bowl, a local farm house cheese plate and fried oysters with bacon aioli and tomato-horseradish vinaigrette. A look at the entrees finds shrimp and grits with Anson Mills stone ground grits and country ham, low country pork ragu with Southern vegetables and hand cut pappardelle or olive oil poached salmon with shallot cream and local watermelon radish. Their popular cast-iron skillet fried chicken is served at both lunch and dinner. Serving new, local Southern cuisine and utilizing regional ingredients, The King’s Kitchen donates 100 percent of profits to feed the poor. Working with area ministries, the restaurant is committed to assisting Charlotteans in need of a new beginning find employment. The King’s Kitchen also serves lunch and offers takeout and catering services.

•  The King’s Kitchen

129 W. Trade St.

704-375-1990

www.kingskitchen.org.

Zink

Harper’s Restaurant Group has announced Zink. American Kitchen is closing. Originally opened Uptown in 2004, the restaurant moved to the Village at SouthPark in 2010. Zink’s last day will be Feb. 24. •  Zink. American Kitchen

4310 Sharon Road

704-909-5500

www.harpersgroup.com/zink.

Big Ben

Through Feb. 28, Southend’s Big Ben is offering three courses for $18.95. Choice of soup or salad, a traditional English entrée such as Westminster steak and kidney pie, Southend haddock and chips or Shepherd’s pie. Dessert options include sticky toffee pudding, apple crumble and a sherry trifle. Kids eat free on Mondays; pints of Blue Moon are just $4 on Mondays.

• Big Ben Restaurant and Pub

2000 South Blvd.

704-817-9697

www.bigbenpub.com.