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The space at 600 S. Elm St. in downtown Greensboro, which was damaged in a fire last fall, the former home of The Undercurrent, has been resurrected as Table 16 Fine

Italian Restaurant. The restaurant is set to open this month, says owner  Ben Roberts.

Roberts had moved The Undercurrent to a more spacious downtown location at 327 Battleground Ave. before the fire occurred, but has been working to renovate the South Elm Street space since that time.

Table 16 will serve Northern Italian-style cuisine with an emphasis on fresh ingredients. Roberts has brought in chef Zac Durham from Sharpies in Beaufort to helm the kitchen. The wine list will primarily consist of Italian wines with some American favorites.

Island themed evening

In keeping with its more casual side, Bistro Nobles (101 S. Main St., High Point; 889-3354) is offering a Caribbean Night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today.

For $12, you get Caribbean food, island cocktails and live music.

Market eatery open later

Moose Cafe (2914 Sandy Ridge Road, Greensboro), at the Piedmont Triad Farmer's Market, is now open nightly.

"We feel like we are getting such a good response from our customers ... that we really wanted to be open more to accommodate their schedules," says owner Bill Walker.

The home-style restaurant, which opened recently at the market, is now open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week and serves daily specials such as chicken and dumplings, fried chicken and barbecue, along with lots of corn bread muffins, biscuits and plenty of apple butter.

For more information, call  668-1125.

Celebrating the tomato

Harper's Restaurant (601 Friendly Center Road, Greensboro; 299-8850) is celebrating the tomato and supporting local farmers with TomatoFest through Aug. 15.

Specialty dishes include Tomato and Onion Salad, Harper's Antipasto, Duke's BLT Platter and Pesto Tilapia with Tomatoes.

For more information on these seasonal menu items, visit  http://www.harpersrestaurants.com.

Local winery heads for New York gala

Childress Vineyards in Lexington (www.childressvineyards.com) has been invited to the New York Wine and Culinary Center for Taste for the Race, a fundraising gala on Aug. 10 to benefit Mercy

Flight Central, an emergency helicopter service in  Canandaigua, N.Y.

Childress will offer some of its wines for tasting alongside wineries from the state of New York. The event coincides with the NASCAR race in Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Scoop shop offers summer flavors

Ben & Jerry's Half Baked flavor ice cream has only been available in pints — until now.

The Ben & Jerry's scoop shops in Greensboro (3332 W. Friendly Ave. at Shops at Friendly) and High Point (5836 Samet Drive, Suite 150 at The Palladium at Deep River) are now offering Half Baked, a combination of ice cream and brownies, by the scoop.

In addition, both shops have now added a new summertime flavor: Banana Split.

Ladies night out

Sample menu items and taste selections from Zeto's Wine Shop during Ladies Night Out from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 9 at Gourmet Creations (3606 North Elm Street, Greensboro) the do-it-yourself meal preparation venue.

The event is free, but reservations are required by calling 286-0024.

Have restaurant news for Short Orders? Contact Carl Wilson at 373-7145 or cwilson@news-record.com.