DC Restaurant Week Again . . .

http://washington.org/restaurantwk/

Make Reservations at Open Table

Made last minute reservations at Lia's on Willard Avenue in Chevy Chase for tonight. It's our first time there, so we are looking forward to it. It's a Chef Geoff brand - a local DC area restauranteur - there are several establishments dotted in and around the beltway. This one specializes in contemporary Italian cuisine.

D.C.'s 2010 Restaurant Week

D.C.'s 2010 Restaurant Week looks to be one of the best yet. This year, the official event lasts from August 16-22, but with the economy the way it is, some restaurants are extending these specials by another week or longer.

This biannual event is fantastic for those looking for fine dining on a budget. When else can you go to the area's finest restaurants and find three-course lunches for just $20.10 or three-course dinners for $35.10? Some are offering special menus, while others are offering these amazing deals on everything in the house.

With all the variety, we’ve separated participating restaurants by cuisine to make deciding just a little easier. You can also click on each restaurant for more information. And keep in mind, the best restaurants book up fast, so make a reservation now!

Foodies Paradise - Restaurant Week

All praises due to the intrepid inventors of that period of time deigned 'Restaurant Week'. An epicureans dream week, a dieters kryptonite. Alas, I wish I were able to visit all of the cities throughout the nation that participate, however my meager income keeps me tethered to the eastern regions. The District of Columbia's week to savor the best is normally in January. What to do the rest of the year?  I stare longingly at OpenTable.com's list of participating cities, hopelessly wishing for a fifteen dollar bus line to Sacramento and Miami.

All is not lost! I am a three and a half hours drive from the big apple. Surely, I can make it up there to partake in this epicures' holiday, especially since it has been extended.

I've been food envious of Darcel as he has navigated through the city's cuisine on the NYC Go blog. I am definitely going to make the excuse of escorting my niece up to NYU for her sophomore year to get to this feeding frenzy.

She'd better get back to school soon, I'm hungry.