Friday, July 20, 2007

restaurant week

some of you have asked via facebook wall: what is restaurant week?
here's the official website, but i suppose i can put it in my own words.
think of all the insanely expensive restaurants in DC, or any big city, and then take a week where all those places became slightly less insane. all the participating restaurants serve 3-course, fixed-price meals; this year, $30.07 for dinner, $20.07 for lunch.
the key is to find the absolutely most expensive places so you get your money's worth. i have four eateries in the works, and perhaps i will blog about them in almost real time. i'll try to take pictures, maybe take notes, even though that's really tacky. i sacrifice so much for this blog.

the four places i plan on going to are:
ceiba - latin american
urbana - italian/french
vidalia - upscale comfort food
mie n yu - asian fusion

the whole thing is sponsored by the dc tourism board (and i know boston has a similar deal), but it seems as if mostly locals take advantage. it's sort of a big deal and reservations can be a pain in the ass if you aren't flexible.

lastly, why do asian restaurants have the worst names ever? it's embarrassing.

4 Comments:

Blogger Maggical said...

Did you get a reservation at Vidalia?

7/20/2007 9:59 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

nyc does it too. this and last week, actually. 24.07 for lunch and 35.00 for dinner. and no, i haven't gone, because of the stupid kids who use their cell phones on shabes but won't touch non-kosher meat.

7/21/2007 2:42 AM  
Blogger J-Ho said...

For some reason I'm picturing a buncha yokels from the sticks headin' into the big city for some fancy eats, even though the price is still pretty steep for poor folk.

7/21/2007 4:07 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

what is your plan for Mie N Yu? Can I convince you to meet for lunch there?

7/27/2007 1:31 PM  

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