BUSINESS OBSERVER

+ LBK Cabinetry to hold open house
LBK Cabinetry will celebrate its grand opening with an open house this week.

The open house will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, for interior designers and Realtors; 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 for builders and contractors; and 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 for other residential home professionals.

The business is located in the Centre Shops, 5360 Gulf of Mexico Drive, and focuses primarily on residential cabinetry on Longboat, Lido and Bird keys and Anna Maria Island.

+ Euphemia Haye re-opens after summer hiatus
Euphemia Haye Restaurant, 5540 Gulf of Mexico Drive, re-opened Wednesday, Oct. 3, after a summer hiatus.

Proprietor/chef Ray Arpke will hold his first cooking class of the season, “More Euphemia Classics” Wednesday, Oct. 17, which has already sold out. At press time, seven spots were available for Arpke’s next cooking class, “Quinwhat? And Gluten Free,” scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Cost is $60. Call 383-3633 or visit euphemiahaye.com.

+ Chiles restaurants raise $1,250 for anti-hunger
The Chiles Restaurant Group raised $1,250 to support Share Our Strength’s Dine Out for No Kid Hungry campaign in September.

During the week-long campaign, Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub, the Sandbar Restaurant and the BeachHouse Restaurant, each donated $1 from the sale of each grouper sandwich and burger to the initiative, which aims to end childhood hunger in America.