San Diego Restaurant Week Offers Diners Even Bigger Deal

~Additional price points make patrons even hungrier for
Restaurant Week ~

San Diego, Calif. September 24, 2008 — The fifth annual San Diego Restaurant Week is returning to San Diego twice in 2009, January 11th – 16th and September 13th – 18th. Originally launched in 2005, Restaurant Week provides food aficionados with a unique culinary extravaganza and will for the very first time offer three course, prix fixe menus for $20, $30 or $40!
 
“San Diego’s standing as a dining city has been fueled by the power of San Diego Restaurant Week” said Ingrid Croce, event chairwoman. “Now in its fifth year, San Diego’s reputation as a dining destination that brought 250,000 diners to 150 restaurants last year has made us “Restaurant Week Central”.  Our success has put San Diego on par with New York City’s Restaurant Week. And, this year with two weeks in both January and September, we are also offering three prices for three course pix fixe meals at $20, $30 and $40 values.  We hope to entice our locals as well as visitors to enjoy San Diego’s culinary treasures and expose patrons to incredible dining possibilities for even less.”
 
Organized by the California Restaurant Association (CRA) San Diego Chapter in partnership with the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau and San Diego Magazine, San Diego Restaurant Week showcases the diverse array of restaurants throughout San Diego County from Oceanside to Coronado.
 
There are no tickets or passes required. Food lovers may simply dine out at as many participating restaurants as they like during San Diego Restaurant Week 2009.  Advance reservations are strongly recommended and can be made by calling restaurants directly or at www.SanDiegoRestaurantWeek.com <http://www.sandiegorestaurantweek.com/> .


About San Diego Restaurant Week:
In its fifth year as San Diego County’s largest and most successful dining event, San Diego Restaurant Week was launched with the intention of spotlighting the city as a premier dining destination.  From Sunday, January 11 through Friday, January 16, 2008 and Sunday, September 13 through Friday, September 18, 2008 culinary enthusiasts can experience three-course, prix fixe menus from more than 140 participating restaurants throughout San Diego County for $20, $30 or $40 per person (tax, beverages and gratuity not included). Visit www.SanDiegoRestaurantWeek.com <http://www.sandiegorestaurantweek.com/> for details.
 

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