TK Martin Center wins 2017 Starkville Restaurant Week grand prize
Mississippi State University’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability became the first local charity to win Starkville Restaurant Week’s $5,000 grand prize donation twice, securing first place in this year’s event with 4,741 votes.
Local, state charities will compete in Starkville Restaurant Week
One statewide and two local organizations will vie for a $5,000 donation during this year’s Starkville Restaurant Week.
Starkville Restaurant Week charity nomination period begins
The Starkville Convention and Visitors Bureau is accepting nominees this month for April’s Starkville Restaurant Week charity competition.
Restaurants build community
Starkville Restaurant Week begins today, with 31 participants. This year marks the third year of the event, which has been expanded to 10 days, covering two weekends.
Restaurant Week pushes 2 percent taxes into record territory
Starkville set a new March record for 2 percent food and beverage tax receipts as it reported about $8,300 more this year than it did last year, an improvement tourism officials say was driven by the success of the city’s second annual Restaurant Week.
T.K. Martin Center wins Restaurant Week’s grand prize
Representatives of Mississippi State University’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability collected Starkville Restaurant Week’s $5,000 grand prize charity donation Tuesday after the organization received more than 6,000 votes during last week’s competition.
Restaurant Week tallies record number of ballots
More visitors cast ballots in Starkville Restaurant Week in five days this year than 2013’s entire week, and organizers say they expect weekend baseball crowds to set a high benchmark for future competitions.
Starkville Restaurant Week begins today
Greater Starkville Development Partnership officials are optimistic an influx of in- and out-of-town patrons will visit 33 participating venues, thereby driving up local 2 percent food and beverage tax returns, this week during the second annual Starkville Restaurant Week.
Three charities vying for Restaurant Week donations
The Homeward Bound Project of Mississippi, Starkville Pregnancy Care Center and Mississippi State University’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability will compete for a combined $6,500 in donations during this year’s Starkville Restaurant Week, the Greater Starkville Development Partnership announced Tuesday.
Three Restaurant Week charity finalists chosen
Members of the Starkville Convention and Visitors Bureau picked three finalists Wednesday for the upcoming Restaurant Week’s charity aspect but declined to reveal their identities until next week.
Nomination period open for Starkville Restaurant Week charities
Greater Starkville Development Partnership officials hope to build upon the inaugural Starkville Restaurant Week’s success this year with minor tweaks aimed to streamline the event.
Gregory: Restaurant Week may spur future culinary tourism
Starkville Restaurant Week organizers say they hope the inaugural event will put the city on the map as a culinary destination.
Jennifer Gregory, Greater Starkville Development Partnership CEO, confirmed Wednesday 32 restaurants will participate in the city’s inaugural Restaurant Week. The event begins Monday.
Charities compete for SCVB donation
Convention and Visitors Bureau officials nominated three local charities – Sally Kate Winters Family Services, Oktibbeha County Humane Society and the Reclaimed Project – to compete for a $5,000 donation during March’s inaugural Starkville Restaurant Week.