BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McCormick & Schmick
Restaurants announced a May 2004 opening for a new McCormick & Schmick's
Seafood Restaurant at Colonial Brookwood Village in Birmingham, Alabama.
Uniquely designed to create an inviting, original and relaxed atmosphere,
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant will be a free standing structure,
occupying 8,000 square feet. The interior will reflect the local culture and
heritage and highlighted by an immense stain glass, domed ceiling.
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Bill McCormick, co-founder, welcomes the opportunity to bring the
successful seafood restaurant to Birmingham, blending the flavor of the
Northwest with the tastes of the South. "Each restaurant's chef contributes
to the menu's unique and imaginative appeal by creating dishes in their own
style and tailoring them to regional tastes," McCormick says. He adds, "We
are confident that at McCormick & Schmick's in Birmingham guests will be
offered great food in an inviting and unpretentious atmosphere."
Keeping in touch with the classic but comfortable atmosphere, the bar at
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant will offer traditional mixology at
its best, hand-mixing traditional cocktails with fresh-squeezed juices. Time-
honored favorites such as single malt whiskeys, bourbons, and classic martinis
receive the same attention to quality as the culinary items. Also available
is an impressive selection of craft-brewed beers and assortment of wines from
the Northwest, California and other regional and international locations.
About McCormick & Schmick's
McCormick & Schmick's is a privately owned company which operates a
variety of full service restaurants catering to social and business outings.
The menus printed twice daily, feature between 85 to 110 freshly prepared
items highlighting more than 30 different selections of fresh seafood.
Celebrating more than 30 years in business, McCormick & Schmick's operates 42
restaurants located in Oregon, Washington, California, Colorado, Washington
D.C., Nevada, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, Georgia,
Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida and Missouri. For more
information, visit http://www.McCormickandSchmicks.com .
About Colonial Brookwood Village
Colonial Brookwood Village is owned and managed by Colonial Properties
Trust (NYSE: CLP), a diversified REIT that, through its subsidiaries, owns a
portfolio of multifamily, office and retail properties where you live, work
and shop in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Colonial Properties Trust performs
development, acquisition, management, leasing and brokerage services for its
portfolio and properties owned by third parties. Colonial Properties Trust is
a diversified REIT, which has a total market capitalization of $2.8 billion.
The cornerstone of Colonial Properties' success is its live, work and shop
diversified investment strategy. The Company manages or leases 19,500
apartment units, 6.5 million square feet of office space and 15.6 million
square feet of retail shopping space. In 2003, the National Association of
Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) named Colonial Properties Trust
"National Developer of the Year". Additional information on Colonial
Properties Trust is available on the Internet at http://www.colonialprop.com . The
Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "CLP" and is included in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
SOURCE Colonial Properties Trust
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Related links:
http://www.colonialprop.com
http://www.McCormickandSchmicks.com
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CONTACT:
Brian Douglas, Director of Public Relations
of McCormick & Schmick's, +1-503-226-3440, Linda S. Geiss, Vice
President, Media Relations of Colonial Properties Trust,
+1-205-250-8768
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