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Fuji Sushi (433 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro; 282-2281) has opened at The Village at North Elm.

Fuji Sushi serves Japanese-style cuisine, including maki and temaki rolls, sushi, sashimi and hibachi items.

Special rolls include the Sunny Roll ($10) with tuna and avocado and the Lobster Dragon ($15).

Entrees (with soup and salad) include Mix Vegetables Tempura ($11), Chicken Teriyaki ($14) and Asian Spiced Chilean Sea Bass ($20).

Lunch specials, served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday, include any two rolls for $7.95 or three rolls for $9.95 served with soup or salad. Lunch entrees include Chicken Teriyaki ($7.50) and Sushi, Sashimi and California Roll Combo ($10). Bento Boxes ($11.95) are also available.

Noodle dishes, hibachi items and sushi bar items are available for lunch.

The restaurant offers a menu of hot (Edamame, Calamari) and cold (tuna tataki, octopus with ponzu sauce) appetizers and salads and soups, including miso and gyoza, a clear soup with dumplings.

Hours for Fuji Sushi are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Sub shop opens

Subway (323-6070) has opened at 2715 Grandview Avenue at Friendly Shopping Center in Greensboro.

Gastronomic tour of Sicily

Tour Sicily through its wine and cuisine during a Sicilian Wine Dinner on July 22 at Riva's Trattoria (257 N. Greene St., Greensboro).

The event features five dishes and five wines. Call 334-9989 for reservations.

Go bovine for a free meal

Chick-fil-A is once again holding a Cow Appreciation Day on Friday.

Dress like a cow and get a free Chick-fil-A meal.

For locations, more information and a starter kit on dressing like a cow, visit www.chick-fil-a.com.

Seasonal offerings

Avenue Restaurant (201 N. Elm St., Suite 105, Greensboro) is offering a summer menu of three courses for $26.

Choose from the likes of Atlantic Crab Cake, Pulled Heritage Pork Lettuce Wraps, Carolina Shrimp, Flank Steak with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Key Lime Tart. Call 617-5321 for reservations.

Menu highlights tomato

Once again, Harper's Restaurant (601 Friendly Center Road, Greensboro; 299-8850) at Friendly Center is celebrating the tomato with a seasonal menu.

Items such as Gazpacho, a Tomato Antipasta plate, Crab and Avocado Stack and the Duke's BLT Platter feature fresh local tomatoes.

For a full menu, visit www.harpersgroup.com.

Caribbean-inspired dishes

T.G.I. Friday's is offering a Caribbean-inspired menu with items such as Tropical Splash Salad with Grilled Chicken, Captain Morgan Caribbean Conga-Line Chicken Sandwich, Caribbean Rockin' Reggae Ribs and Island Breeze Sundae.

See the full menu at www.tgifridays.com.

Cooking class pairs wine

Leigh Hesling, executive chef of Green Valley Grill (622 Green Valley Road, Greensboro), will lead a cooking class and wine pairing from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the restaurant.

Using local ingredients, Hesling will share cooking tips and prepare a three-course meal. Sommelier Julia Schiavone will pair J. Lohr wines with the meal. Cost is $68. Call 854-2015 for reservations.

Wine appreciation class

A wine appreciation class will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Stonefield Cellars Winery, 8220 N.C. 68 North in Stokesdale.

Cost is $35. Call 644-9908.

East Coast Wings honored

East Coast Wings (www.eastcoastwings.com) at 1579 New Garden Road in Greensboro won awards for Best BBQ Wing, Best Sweet Wing and Best Overall Wing at Wingfest, a recent event to benefit the Arc of High Point.

The fast-growing Winston-Salem-based chain of restaurants was also recently ranked No. 8 among the Top 100 Small Businesses in North Carolina by Business Leader Magazine.

Free small-plate samples

Mimi's Cafe is offering a free small-plate sample from its 10-item (Crab Fritters to Hummus Sampler) small-plate menu with a minimum purchase of $15.

The deal is good only with a coupon available at Mimi's Facebook page.

Click on the Summer Rendezvous tab on Mimi's Facebook page at Facebook.com/MimisCafe or access the tab at MimisCafe.com.

The offer is only good through July 16. 

Contact Carl Wilson at 373-7145 or carl.wilson@news-record.com