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Just for Spoleto—Prix Fixe Curtain Catcher menu

Charleston, SC—During Spoleto Festival USA, downtown Charleston comes to life as at no other time. Everywhere there are black clad musicians toting instrument cases and rushing to their next performance. So are many audience members.

In order to make life easier for Spoleto performance-bound diners, The Library restaurant at The Vendue Inn in Downtown Charleston, is offering a prix fixe pre-show menu. Guests who arrive by 6 p.m. are guaranteed to depart the restaurant with time to enjoy a leisurely stroll to Memminger Auditorium, Sottile Theater or other peninsular performance venue.

Executive Chef Sara Carter has designed a Lowcountry inspired menu that delivers the culinary essence of Charleston in a tasty, timely fashion.

The dinner menu has two featured appetizers and three featured entrees from which guests may select. At $39.99 per person, this three course dinner with a guaranteed “in and out” in one hour is a great value for Spoleto attendees. The chef does request that there be no more than four people in a party, however, exceptions may be made on an individual basis pending circumstances at the time of request.

If diners wish to hold their appetites at bay and return later for dinner, they may select from four featured appetizers on the $29.99 appetizer and wine menu which includes two appetizers and two glasses of wine.

Spoleto Prix Fixe dinner menu items are:

Appetizers:
Pan Barbecued Shrimp with Beer Battered Jalapeno Cornbread
4 large Local Shrimp sautéed with fresh pineapple and green onions and finished with our chipotle barbecue sauce. Served over wilted Local Greens and a wedge of beer battered and deep fried cornbread

Fried Green Tomato & Pan Seared Crab Cake
A 3oz Low Country Crab Cake seared golden brown and sandwiched between 2 fried green tomato slices on a bed of chiffonade greens. Topped with Green Onion Cream

Entrees:
Pan Roasted Free Range Chicken
South Carolina raised Free Range Chicken served with Herbed Jasmine Rice, Slow Cooked Butterbeans and herbed Pan Gravy

Hickory Smoked Bone-In Pork Chop
South Carolina farmed 12 ounce frenched pork chop fresh smoked Over Hickory chips and served with Bacon-Chive Whipped Potatoes, Grilled Local Baby Carrots and Caramelized Red Onion-Apple Chutney

Pan Seared Crab Cakes
2 large Low Country Crab Cakes pan seared to golden brown and served with Herb-Parmesan Jasmine Rice, Roasted Baby Green Beans and Lemon-Chervil Beurre Blanc

Desserts:
Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Chip Pie
An individual pie with handmade pastry dough filled with toasted pecans, dark chocolate chips and Jim Beam custard. Topped with Vanilla Bean
Ice Cream

Spoleto Appetizer Special menu items are:

Fried Green Tomato & Pan Seared Crab Cake

Pan Barbecued Shrimp with Beer Battered Jalapeno Cornbread

Calamari 2 Ways
Calamari Steaks dredged in black sesame seed studded panko, deep fried and served with a Vietnamese Table Sauce
Rings and Tentacles dredged in buttermilk and cornmeal, deep fried and served with Citrus Aoli

Mussels in Herb-Garlic-Tomato Broth
Steaming bowl of Prince Edward Island Mussels sautéed with fresh tomatoes, green onions, garlic and white wine and served with grilled crostini for dipping

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About The Library at The Vendue Inn:
The Library is located in The Vendue Inn, in historic Charleston. Both hotel guests and locals savor the elegance and sophistication in this decidedly Lowcountry restaurant. The Library has been a traditional haunt of residents and visitors to Charleston's Historic District. This historic dining spot has entered a new era. The kitchen is led by Chef Sara Cater, whose menu features traditional yet approachable Lowcountry cuisine. Chef Carter's dishes are prepared with an emphasis on fish, meat and produce from small local farms, markets and artisans. An extensive wine list offers vintages to complete the experience. To make reservations, please call The Library at (843) 577-7970 or make a reservation online. http://www.opentable.com/single.aspx?rid=10705&restref=10705

Hours of Operation During Spoleto Festival USA
Dinner: Tuesday - Saturday Starting at 5:30pm
Library Restaurant Menu

Media Contact:
Cheryl Smithem
The Bosworth Group
180 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401
843-722-0190 Office
843-696-9662 Cell
cheryl@thebosworthgroup.com