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Forty local restaurants to participate with special pricing in February
JANUARY 31, 2008 – CHICAGO -- The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau (CCTB) today announced its first annual Restaurant Week will take place February 22-29 offering savory experiences, compliments of Chicago’s remarkably talented chefs, for residents and visitors alike. Chicago Restaurant Week…eat it up! features 40 local restaurants offering three-course prix-fixe lunches for $21.95 and three-course prix-fixe dinners for $31.95 (excluding all beverages, tax and gratuity). Instant online reservations are now being accepted in partnership with OpenTable.com at www.choosechicago.com/eatitup.
“Chicago continues to be recognized as ‘daring’ and ‘innovative’ by the most notable dining and travel experts worldwide,” said Mark Theis, CCTB’s executive vice president. “We are excited to have received such a terrific response from our member restaurants for this inaugural program and look forward to growing Chicago Restaurant Week substantially each year.”
Chicago is quickly becoming the epicenter of innovative dining. Most recently SAVEUR magazine named Chicago “America’s New Culinary Star” and devoted its October 2007 issue to Chicago’s world-class dining – the first time the magazine has ever dedicated an entire issue to any city.
Participating restaurants include, 17/west at the Berghoff, Aigre Doux, Alhambra Palace Restaurant, Aria, Atwood Café, Bluewater Grill, Bistro 110, Brazzaz, Bucca di Beppo, Café des Architectes (Sofitel Chicago Water Tower), Carnivale, China Grill (Hard Rock Hotel), David Burke’s Primehouse (The James Chicago Hotel), Devon Seafood Grill, Dine Restaurant, The Drawing Room at Le Passage, Fogo de Chao, Fulton’s on the River, Kiki’s Bistro, Landmark Grill & Lounge, The Lobby (The Peninsula Chicago), NAHA, Nick’s Fishmarket Grill, one sixtyblue, Park Grill, Phil Stefani’s 437 Rush, Prosecco, Pump Room (Ambassador East Hotel), Riva (Navy Pier), Republic Pan-Asian Restaurant & Lounge, Roy’s, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Seasons Café & Lounge (Four Seasons Hotel), Shor (Hyatt Regency McCormick Place), Shula’s Steak House (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers), Smith & Wollensky, Sullivan’s Steakhouse, SushiSamba rio, Viand (Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Downtown), Zest Restaurant (InterContinental Hotel Chicago).
Chicago Restaurant Week…eat it up! is produced by the CCTB in partnership with American Express, the official card of Chicago Restaurant Week; Chicago Tribune; OpenTable.com and 101.9fm THE MIX.
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The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau is the premier sales and marketing organization that promotes Chicago’s world-class assets to global leisure travel and convention business to ensure the economic vitality of the City and its member business community.