Wednesday, January 07, 2009

D.C.'s restaurant week waits for inauguration

Washington Business Journal - by Tierney Plumb Staff Reporter

D.C.’s winter edition of restaurant week is getting pushed back to February this year because of the presidential inauguration.
Last year, restaurant week was from Jan. 14 -20. No date has been set for the event.
Keeping in line with last summer’s price increase during the event, signature $30 dinners are no more.
Nearly 200 of the D.C. area’s restaurants will serve three-course dinners for $35.09. Lunch will be $20.09. Drinks, gratuity and tax are not included.
The restaurant week Web site tells visitors to “check back to this site in mid-January for more information.”
Dinner prices were first adjusted during the summer in consideration of the rising food and fuel costs restaurants were facing.
Destination D.C. coordinates the week with the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington.
Alexandria is holding its own inaugural restaurant week from Jan. 17-25, with 30 restaurants in the area participating. Most eateries, such as Bastille and Chadwicks Restaurant, will offer a three-course, fixed-price dinner for $35. Others, such as Overwood and King Street Blues, will offer dinner for two for $35.

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