I heart Restaurant Week...

http://nycgo.com/?event=view.article&id=171992&cid=srw_coke_event_062909

Reason 41 to not like Restaurant Week... Who are they catering too? Don't you think that they should be catering to real NYers? The people that actually live here and might go to these restaurants more than once in every 6-7 years (assuming that tourists visit here that many times in their lifetime). How about people that work? Make money for the city's economy? Those people cannot go to a summer event from noon-2 on a weekday. When am I going to see something that is geared towards people who eat their breakfast and lunch at their desk? Then, I will accept restaurant week....maybe.

Anywho... back to your regular scheduled programming...

Restaurant Week Rant Continued...

NYC Restaurant Week Has Been Extended!

Now through February 27Presented by NYC & Company

Great news! Over 120 of New York's hottest restaurants will continue to servethree-course, prix-fixe $24.07 lunches and $35.00 dinners.

Oh Happy Day! Now I can go to the Russian Firebird Restaurant for lunch before the matinee...

NYC Winter Restaurant Week

Oh boy, here we go again. Restaurant Week(s) is coming up. Originally, restaurant week was only one week a year, designed to get people to try out restaurants that they normally would not have. The lure was that you get to experience the restaurant, at a fraction of the cost of a normal meal. The catch? Limited menu. Coming from a person that is going to a place tonight and ordering the 7 course tasting menu with wine pairing, that doesn't seem too spectacular of a deal. Why can't they serve the regular menu? The menu choices never do the restaurant justice. I just think if you are trying to get the word out for your restaurant and/or trying to get people to come back, you should do everyone a recession favor and serve a regular menu at 1/2 price. I am sure the restaurant will still make money. Maybe I am wrong....

Anyway, I am all for trying new restaurants. Therefore, if there is something you really want to try and you snag a rezzie, go for it. Let me know if it is great!