Just got this in from my Zagats newsletter! LOVE THIS!
Restaurant Week Becomes Restaurant Month
Published in Deals and Events
With food costs steadily increasing and consumer confidence flat, it's a tough time to be in the restaurant business. To make things even worse, many of the city's high-spending diners go out of town for the month of August. Restaurateurs look fondly upon Summer Restaurant Week as a way to fill tables during the dining doldrums, but this year's enthusiasm for it is unprecedented. NYC & Company has just announced that 130 of the 230 restaurants participating in this year's Restaurant Week are preparing to extend their three-course prix fixe lunch ($24.07) and dinner ($35) deals through Labor Day. Some of the restaurants that are keeping the offer going include Aquavit, Café Boulud, ilili, Morimoto, Tabla and Vong. A complete list of restaurants participating in the extension should be available on www.NYCvisit.com on Friday at midnight.
