Party tonight at FUEL restaurant celebrates TV appearance

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  • Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:01 a.m.
    UPDATED: Sunday, March 18, 2012 4:05 p.m.
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The place to be tonight is FUEL restaurant at 211 Rutledge Ave., which is celebrating its appearance on the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" with a watch party and donations to the Lowcountry Food Bank.

FUEL will be featured on the show at 10 p.m. today, at 1 a.m. Tuesday and 9 p.m. Feb. 24.

Doors open at 4 p.m. for the watch party, which includes drink specials, live music and the show projected on a large screen. Menu items highlighted during the episode — Ho-Cakes, Braised Pork Tacos, and the Grilled Jerk Chicken Sandwich — will be available.

Admission is a nonperishable food item that will go to the Lowcountry Food Bank. Also, the restaurant is donating $1 of every item ordered that is featured on the show to the food bank.