Guy Harvey's Island Grill to Open at Mt. Pleasant Towne Center in Mid-June
For Immediate Release, May 2010www.GuyHarveysIslandGrill.net
Guy Harvey’s Island Grill, a chain of family-friendly restaurants with retail stores, announced today that it is opening its sixth restaurant-retail concept in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina in mid-June. It will encompass a 10,000 square foot space to include the restaurant, retail store, and gallery located on the corner of Hungryneck Boulevard and Market Centre Boulevard at Mt. Pleasant Towne Center.
Currently with five coastal locations in the southeast including Grand Cayman, Marco Island, Key West, Panama City Beach, and Orange Beach, Alabama, Guy Harvey’s Island Grill restaurants offer a variety of Americana fare and fresh, sustainable seafood in a unique dining atmosphere. The décor is accented with Guy Harvey’s distinctive marine, wildlife original art and prints, and Guy Harvey Artist’s Collection Wines can be paired with each dish.
Guy Harvey enjoys a storied career as a world-renowned artist, photographer, diver and scientist whose focus has always been beneath the waves. His artwork is in galleries, stores, and at fishing tournaments, and his conservation efforts to save marine life in the oceans are well known. It is only fitting that Harvey would choose to expand his successful brand into the culinary industry with Guy Harvey’s Island Grill. Each Guy Harvey’s Island Grill restaurant offers not only fresh, sustainable seafood in a casual dining atmosphere, but also a retail store and gallery that features original Guy Harvey artwork, signature clothing, and giftware.
“From the restaurant-retail store concept first established in my hometown of Georgetown, Grand Cayman, we have chosen to expand the Guy Harvey brand through this prototype into other markets including the Mt. Pleasant/Charleston area,” said Guy Harvey. “A booming local market that is both charming and sophisticated makes Mt. Pleasant the ideal location to expand the Guy Harvey’s Island Grill concept,” concluded Harvey.
“As the Guy Harvey brand enters into its 25th year, we are continuing to introduce the Guy Harvey Island Grill restaurant-retail-gallery store concept into additional growth markets throughout the southeast,” said Steve Stock, president of Guy Harvey, Inc. “Our newest location at Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre fits perfectly with our expansion plans into select coastal markets.”
“Guy Harvey’s Island Grill will be an excellent addition and important asset to Mt. Pleasant. Its combination of Americana food and commitment to conservation, the impressive array of retail selections, and the art gallery, all under the Guy Harvey brand, is a combination that works for this market and one that will be a draw to the Centre” said Kristi Tolley, Marketing Manager for Mt. Pleasant Town Centre.
By expanding its restaurant-retail store concept to additional markets, Guy Harvey’s Island Grill hopes to increase awareness not only for Guy Harvey’s restaurants, Guy Harvey Wines, artwork and licensed products, but also for his efforts to save and conserve the ocean’s marine life.
As part of his ongoing commitment to researching and conserving the ocean’s marine life, Guy Harvey has insisted his restaurants serve only carefully selected seafood that has not been over-fished. Guy Harvey’s Island Grill restaurants do not serve over-exploited or threatened species such as grouper, Chilean sea bass or any species of billfish or shark. By excluding these fish from its menus, Guy Harvey’s Island Grill restaurants aid in the long-term improvement of these fish stocks. A simple, responsible seafood guide, detailing what fish to eat and avoid, is available at all Guy Harvey’s Island Grill restaurants to raise awareness of carefully selecting seafood for sustaining the oceans and marine wildlife.
Additionally, a portion of all proceeds from restaurant, retail store sales, and gallery sales of Guy Harvey artwork and licensed products, fund marine research for the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation. Through Guy Harvey’s Ocean Foundation, new marine research and educational outreach programs are conducted to better inform recreational and commercial fishermen and the public of the need for additional conservation and best management practices for a more sustainable marine environment.
In the end, whether it’s Guy Harvey’s Island Grill, with its carefully appointed seafood menu, Guy Harvey’s distinctive marine wildlife art, or his marine research and conservation efforts, it’s all about the fish. For more information about Guy Harvey’s Island Grill and the newest location in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, please visit www.GuyHarveysIslandGrill.net. Guy Harvey’s Island Grill at Mt. Pleasant Town Centre is located at 1102 Market Centre Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464.
About Guy Harvey:
Guy Harvey is a unique blend of artist, scientist, diver, angler, conservationist and explorer, fiercely devoted to his family and his love of the sea. Growing up in Jamaica, Guy spent many hours fishing and diving with his father along the Island's south coast. He was obsessed with the creatures of the sea and began drawing pictures of the many different fish he observed. Born in Lippspringe, Germany on September 16, 1955 while his father was serving as a Gunnery Officer in the British Army, Guy is a 10th generation Jamaican of English heritage as his family immigrated to Jamaica in 1664. From his early inspirations, Guy's natural gift to recreate marine life has propelled him from Professor of Marine Biology to a wildlife artist and photographer. Guy initially opted for a scientific education, earning high honors in Marine Biology at Aberdeen University in Scotland in 1977. He continued his formal training at the University of West Indies, where he obtained a Doctorate in Fisheries Management. For more information, please visit www.guyharveyinc.com or www.guyharveyoceanfoundation.org.
About Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre:
Located just outside of Charleston, Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre is a lifestyle, shopping center located on Highway 17N at the Isle of Palms Connector. Opened in 1999, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre is still one of the newest shopping centers in the Charleston area, and the only one of its style. There are a total of 65 merchants operating at Towne Centre. Retailers include Belk, Barnes & Noble, Coldwater Creek, Jos. A. Bank, the Palmetto Grande Theatre and many more. For more information, visit www.mtpleasanttownecentre.com.
