Free food, discounted food...

• Come to Sunday brunch between 10:30 a.m. and noon at Harper's at Carolina Place mall and you get one complimentary brunch item per table when you buy another (with a minimum of two guests per table). 11059 Carolina Place Parkway; 704-541-5255.
  

• Village Bistro now has weekday lunch specials for $6.99, including a soft drink. Sandwiches, half-sandwiches plus soup, quesadillas and pasta are among the choices. 14815 John J. Delaney Drive; 704- 369-5190.
  

• Now through Dec. 23, T.G.I. Friday's has eight half-price appetizers in the bar after 4 p.m. at nearly 600 participating restaurants, from chicken strips to loaded potato skins to Buffalo wings.