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My wife and I were lucky enough to vacation in Puerto Vallarta during their restaurant week and thought it was the coolest thing. Basically any place that participated offered a special menu where you could choose an app, main and desert for around $30.
A friend of mine in San Diego also raved about how great it was being able to try out places there[San Diego] for so cheap.
Should Columbus do something like this? Do we have enough places to participate? Would $30 be more than you’d normally pay for an app, main, and desert at most Columbus eateries?
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
I want a Restaurant Week in Columbus.
Restaurant Week began in 1992 in New York City to coincide with the Democratic National Convention when restaurant sales were sluggish. Since then both large and small cities have begun hosting their own versions of Restaurant Week. Restaurant Week in NYC has become the largest culinary event in the country.
The premise is simple. For a determined length of time participating restaurants create lunch and dinner menus for a set price. Lunch is typically between $20 and $25 and dinner about $30 to $35. Alcohol is additional and guests can always order of the normal menu. Depending on the demand, most Restaurant Weeks take place twice a year, last one to two weeks, and helps raise funds for a local charity.
So why should Columbus host a Restaurant Week?
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
I want a Restaurant Week in Columbus.
Restaurant Week began in 1992 in New York City to coincide with the Democratic National Convention when restaurant sales were sluggish. Since then both large and small cities have begun hosting their own versions of Restaurant Week. Restaurant Week in NYC has become the largest culinary event in the country.
The premise is simple. For a determined length of time participating restaurants create lunch and dinner menus for a set price. Lunch is typically between $20 and $25 and dinner about $30 to $35. Alcohol is additional and guests can always order of the normal menu. Depending on the demand, most Restaurant Weeks take place twice a year, last one to two weeks, and helps raise funds for a local charity.
So why should Columbus host a Restaurant Week?
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I don’t know why it is surprising that milwaukee has a restaurant week and columbus doesn’t. Milwaukee is a pretty hip city, i think more people would live there if it wasn’t so dang cold.
So… is this weekend considered something similar to a restaurant week since you can get 25% off many local places with the Experience Columbus Coupon?
Coul this be marketed to other cities as a reason to visit Columbus during Columbus Day Weekend? 8)
Here’s some info on Cleveland’s Restaurant Week, coming up Feb. 24 – March 1. Columbus needs to get on this! We’ve got some great spots, and culinary travel is HOT right now. Get travelers and locals interested in Columbus’ awesome dining choices. I’m thinking about a trip up to Cleveland just for this.
as much as i love the idea of restaurant week, it is really just an overall disappointing experience.
nyc has restaurant week two to three times a year, monday-fridays only. as great as a three course $24.07 lunch and $35 dinner might sound, the resulting quality of the meal was just dismal. first of all, you’re locked into the set menu, second, portion sizes are small, and third, kitchen and staff are all overworked preparing the same thing, over and over and over again. ingredients are cut so the entree choices end up being something like chicken, pasta, and maybe a fish. preparations are plain and simple, and there just isn’t the same amount of attention paid to flavor nuances.
sure, i may have gotten the chance to eat at mario batali, david bouley, daniel boulud, and other high end establishments that weren’t at the tiptop of my list of places to try. but i’ll gladly pay full price for the unadulterated dining experience that the chef meant for me to have (uhh, l’atalier de joel robuchon anyone?).
but hey, maybe a high end restaurant week in columbus will be more compelling cuz it hasn’t been polluted by budget crunched chefs and demanding diners.
Yes, the great thing about Ohio is that we aren’t as jaded as New Yorkers. People here are excited to have their craft appreciated; not worried about fending off the masses and being too cool for school.