TABLE TALK: New restaurant openings

It's a good week to welcome some newcomers to the restaurant landscape. Now serving are:

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A second-area Ledo's Pizza is opening soon in Willow Lawn. The Maryland-based chain arrived in the Richmond area this year in Short Pump's West Broad Village.

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The Halligan Bar and Grill (3 N. 17th St.) is spearheading a Firefighter Festival in the 17th Street Farmers' Market on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Along with the firefighter-themed restaurant, neighboring eateries LuLu's, Havana 59, Rosie Connelly's and Bistro 104 will also serve food in the market.

All proceeds will benefit Stop Child Abuse Now, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Old Dominion Professional Firefighters Burn Foundation and the Fallen Firefighters Memorial

For details, call (804) 447-7981.

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India K' Raja (9051 W. Broad St.) is offering an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet for $7 (Monday-Friday) and $9 (Saturday-Sunday). On Monday night, the dinner buffet is $12.

The Indian restaurant is also rewarding students with a 50 percent off entrée discount (ID required and restrictions apply).

For details, call (804) 965-6345 or visit http://www.indiakraja.com.

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To celebrate the chain's 40th anniversary, Wendy's locations will sell four signature items -- oven-baked potato, Frosty, chili and a Double Stack burger -- for 99 cents each.

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Also on the anniversary list is Chez Foushee (203 N. Foushee St.), which rings in 20 years next month.

The monthlong commemoration will include door prizes and special promotions and past menu items updated for 2009. The restaurant will also spiff up its interior design and make some dining room layout changes to provide a "more brasserie feel."

For those who like to plan early, on Oct. 17, Chez Foushee will hold a reservation-only dinner for $20 that will highlight some of its classic dishes.

For details, call (804) 648-3225 or visit http://www.chezfoushee.com.

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The Taphouse Grill (1212 E. Cary St.) has a new fall menu. Chef David Shamblin joins Chef Mark Henry, and the two have crafted a menu including pan-fried oysters, roasted rack of lamb and flatbread pizzas.

For details or to make reservations, call (804) 644-3018 or visit http://www.richbrau.com.

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From the Words Fail Department: Bar Louie Tavern & Grill (11788 W. Broad St.) has introduced the world's first cocktail chocolate, the Cholive, in its newest martini, The Caffeinator.

The drink consists of Van Gogh Double Espresso Vodka, butterscotch liqueur, cream and a Cholive, a dark chocolate truffle made with 55 percent dark chocolate and filled with Vermont whole-cream ganache.

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