Michael Dean’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar Participates in A Toast to the Triangle

Raleigh, NC, February 21, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that Michael Dean’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar will participate in the 24th annual A Toast to the Triangle (www.atoasttothetriangle.org) event. The Toast celebrates the Triangle’s culinary arts and offers guests samples from more than 40 of the area’s finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of fine wines and specialty beers. All money raised from the event benefits the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., which funds the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities. The event will be held on Sunday, March 8 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the N.C. State University McKimmon Center.

Michael Dean’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar, located at 6004 Falls of Neuse Road, was opened in 1998 as an alternative to chain restaurants. The menu features casual American fare, fresh seafood and several specialty dishes prepared in a unique wood-fired oven. For more information, visit its Web site at www.michaeldeans.com.

“We are looking forward to participating in this year’s Toast to the Triangle,” said Ogan. “The event will be a great way for us to show off our culinary skills while supporting a worthy cause.”

About Rocky Top Hospitality:
Rocky Top Hospitality has been devoted to improving Raleigh, North Carolina’s local dining scene since 1998, when its first restaurant opened. Michael Dean’s Seafood Grill and Oyster Bar was the culmination of years of planning by Dean Ogan. Six other restaurants have now opened under the Rocky Top Hospitality name and include The Twisted Fork Grill, Market & Bar, The Red Room Tapas Lounge, Bogart’s American Grill, Hi5, The Mash House Brewery & Chophouse, as well as 1705 Prime Catering & Events, a thriving events facility and catering business. Rocky Top Hospitality always builds restaurants from the menu-out, so the emphasis is always on the food and how to create an experience you cannot find anywhere else. For more information visit the Web site at www.rockytophospitality.com.

About Michael Dean’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar:
Michael Dean’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar, located at 6004 Falls of Neuse Rd. in Raleigh, was opened in 1998 as an alternative to chain restaurants. The menu features casual American fare, fresh seafood and several specialty dishes prepared in a unique wood-fired oven. Guests enjoy a superior dining experience, with several menus available to choose from. The Oyster Bar even has a live DJ Thursday through Saturday nights. Private rooms are available as well as a custom or themed catering. For more information, visit the Web site at www.michaeldeans.com.

About A Toast to the Triangle:
A Toast to the Triangle was first held on April 6, 1986 at Carolina Place. Approximately $6,000 was raised to build residential facilities at the Tammy Lynn Center. Since then, the event has been held annually to raise funds for the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., which in turn supports programs and services of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities. The event offers an astonishing array of culinary splendor from nearly 50 of the Triangle’s finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of fine wines and specialty beers. Attracting more than 1,200 people, last year’s event raised more than $212,000 for the center’s programs and services. To learn more about this event, please visit www.atoasttothetriangle.org.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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