Five-Year Anniversary Party Date Set

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WILMINGTON, NC - January 14, 2008 – Fat Tony’s Italian Pub announced today plans for a party on July 19, 2008, to celebrate its Fifth Year Anniversary in Historic Downtown Wilmington. The details of the celebration will be posted to its website by the end of January.

“We’re grateful for the support we’ve gotten from the community,” said Eric Rylander, “and we plan to give a little back with a huge party on the Saturday marking our fifth anniversary.”

The party will include music, guest appearances, party favors and door prizes. After seeing several Italian restaurants come and go in downtown since 2003, Fat Tony’s is currently the only downtown choice for Italian food.

A 'Chili' Day

By Andy Scherr WWAYTV3 on 27 October 2007 - 7:45pm.

It may have been rainy and muggy out today, but it was chili all afternoon in Hugh McRae Park.

Saturday afternoon marked the area’s 21st annual chili cook-off. Nine of the area’s top chili chefs cooked-off to benefit the area’s Domestic Violence Shelter. Attendees sampled chili from all nine contenders and voted on the recipe they liked best.

“I ate a sample cup from every station and I drank about a beer per cup,” said Chad Dillard, a self-proclaimed chili lover who attended the event. “That's usually how it works--one cup of chili, one cup of beer. It equals out pretty good.”

Attendees voted the Chili from Fat Tony’s in downtown Wilmington to be this year’s best.

Fat Tony’s Does it Again!

Boddington’s Draft Available Exclusively at Fat Tony’s

WILMINGTON, NC - October 15, 2007 – Fat Tony’s Italian Pub announced today that Boddington’s Pub Ale is available at both locations, an exclusive to Wilmington, North Carolina. Through a special arrangement, Fat Tony’s is the only location in the area to pour the smooth, creamy ale.

Deep golden in color, “The Cream of Manchester” is lightly carbonated and topped with a very thick and creamy head. As Brian Belly puts it, “with autumn upon us and the football season in full swing, it’s a perfect beer to make the transition from beach chair to bar stool. Slightly sweet with a hint of honey as it goes down.”

Boddington’s pairs well with many dishes served at Fat Tony’s, such as Baked Ziti, Beef Lasagna, Greek salad, and pizza of all kinds. Pasta in all forms with marinara complements the rich brew.

Boddington’s continues to be available at some retail outlets in can form.

For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boddingtons

NBA's Charlotte Bobcats frequent Fat Tony's while training in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, NC - October 8, 2005 -- Fat Tony’s, an Italian pub located in Wilmington, has become the most visited restaurant for players. Pasta dishes, pizza, big screen televisions and a laid back atmosphere have not only attracted the Bobcats players since arriving in town on Tuesday, but team personnel and media. On Friday night, Bobcats assistant coach Gary Kloppenberg was seen enjoying a meal at Fat Tony’s.

   "I like the proximity of Fat Tony’s and the food is really good," said Emeka Okafor. "After a long day of practice, you want to go someplace to sit down and chill and have a good meal."

   From NBA.com. For complete Bobcats training camp report, go to www.nba.com/bobcats/notes45_051008.html

Fat Tony's Italian Pub is First to Serve Beer from New Wilmington Brewery
WILMINGTON, NC - October 4, 2005 -- Fat Tony's Italian Pub, 131 N. Front St., announced today that it added to its draft lineup the beer from Azalea Coast Brewery, which began operations in Wilmington on September 23. Fat Tony's is the first restaurant to carry product from the microbrewery, and launched their "Fokker Ale," a German Kolsch style pale ale, on draft during the city's annual "Riverfest" celebration October 1.

   "We brought Boddington's back to Wilmington, and were the first to server Stella Artois and Maredsous 8. But I haven't seen this kind of reception to a new beer. Everyone loves Fokker Ale," said Eric Rylander of Fat Tony's, which serves 24 varieties on tap.

   This Thursday, October 6, at 7:00 P.M. the company's master brewer, Dave Mangis, will be onsite at Fat Tony's for a tasting of ales and dopplebock. The tasting is open to the public. "It's a rare opportunity for local residents to sample beer from a new brewery in the Southeast."

   The other products from ACB will be featured during the upcoming "ChowdaFest" (www.chowdafest.com) to be held on Saturday, November 5, 2005, at the restaurant. In additional to sampling the beers on draft during the event, the public will be able to purchase growlers of beer to take home.

   According to Paul Perkins with ACB, their traditional European-style Ales and Lagers are made from purified water and high-quality ingredients, then fermented at controlled temperatures "true to each individual style."

For more information, contact:

Eric Rylander
Marzini Restaurants, LLC
910-343-8881
eric@marzini.com
www.fatpub.com

Paul Perkins
Azalea Coast Brewing Company
3406 Merchant Court
Wilmington, NC 28405
910-791-9988

Fat Tony's provides free parking in downtown Wilmington, NC

WILMINGTON, NC -- May 9, 2005 -- Fat Tony's Italian Pub, 131 N. Front St., announced today that it is providing free parking on some North Front Street parking meters all day from Monday (May 9) through Friday (May 13.) The restaurant's staff will plug the parking meters continuously from 9 a.m. through 6:30 p.m. each day, ensuring no one gets a ticket during the event, which affects all meters of the 100 block of North Front Street (between Princess Street and Chestnut Street) in an event known as "Plug Downtown 2005."

   Recent proposed changes to the parking meter policies would raise parking ticket fines and prevent shoppers from parking more than an hour on North Front Street. These proposed changes have sparked controversy in the media and among downtown businesses. "This experiment will simulate a world without parking meters," said Eric Rylander, co-owner of the downtown eatery, "and maybe spark an idea among policy makers as they consider options for this very complex and difficult subject."

   The extended meter time this weeke will allow plenty of time for shoppers to have breakfast at Charlotte's, shop at Eddie's Antiques, have lunch at one of four restaurants, and then continue shopping at locations such as Rare Cargo, Second Time Around, Gifts of Aloha, Front Street Emporium, Isaac's Men's Clothing -- and then have ice cream at the Trolly Stop. In the affected block, visitors can go to the Post Office, a Realtor, the bank, get their shoes repaired -- or even pay an old parking ticket at Park Wilmington (130 N. Front St.), the private company that enforces the City of Wilmington's downtown parking meter ordinances. "Downtown Wilmington provides many more conveniences than any mall I've ever visited," Mr. Rylander continued, "and when the clock strikes 5, it's a good time to come back to Fat Tony's for a refreshment and something to eat. After all, you've got another hour and a half of parking paid for by us."

   "Finding parking spaces downtown is actually very easy," said Mr. Rylander. "And we'd like to do our part to invite people from the surrounding area to come down and enjoy the crown jewel of Wilmington."

   "We're not just plugging some meters, we're plugging downtown."

   There are no restrictions on who parks in the spaces during the event.

For more information, contact:

Eric Rylander
Marzini Restaurants, LLC
910-343-8881
eric@marzini.com
www.fatpub.com

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