SMALL BITE: Print Works Bistro is an elegant restaurant adjacent to the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina. It specializes in traditional and modern versions of European Bistro dishes, using seasonal ingredients sourced within 150-miles. Once a year, Print Works Bistro hosts a sell-out event called, “Build Your Own Bordeaux,” where diners pay up to $100 to mix their own Bordeaux and create their own label. The creative concoctions are judged by sommeliers, who award the winner free wine, food and an overnight stay valued at $300.
SIGNATURE DISH: Prince Edward Island Mussels and Grilled Salmon
THE DISH FROM DINERS: “Great place for a date night or a classy date with friends. Food is exceptional. local ingredients are used and the staff is very friendly. Farm-to- fork restaurant, with a romantic feel.” And … “I can’t give more compliments for our favorite restaurant in the Triad. This is our special occasion place to go. We have never been disappointed with the service, selection and quality. My wife loves there calamari and the filet mignon. I prefer their excellent martini’s and their ribeye steak.”
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Proximity Hotel and Print Works Bistro were the first in the U.S. hospitality industry to be certified LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council. Wednesday nights are “Mussels-Wine-Music Night,” where diners can indulge in the chef’s renowned mussels for only $15 and choose between five different wines from $10 to $15 per bottle, while listening to live acoustic music.
HOURS: Breakfast: Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Lunch: Monday through Friday, 11:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Dinner: Sunday through Thursday, 4:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 4:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Weekend Brunch: Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
For reservations, call: 336-379-0699
ABOUT PROXIMITY HOTEL: A SUPER COOL hotel. You know it from the minute you pull up to the entrance, which is enrobed in giant, pull-back white curtains. Feels like you’ve arrived for a special event–and you have! The 147-room Proximity Hotel is a “green” hotel that follows sustainable practices throughout the property and the restaurant. It has been built to use 40 percent less energy and 30 percent less water, and most of the water is heated by 100 solar panels on the rooftop. Named one of the “Top 50 Hotels in the U.S.” by Travel + Leisure Magazine in 2012. Proximity Hotel and Print Works Bistro are named after two cotton mills in Greensboro, which were part of the world’s largest manufacturer of denim fabric and the largest printer of home-furnishings fabrics in the country.
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