Brunch and lunch menus are also available, but most city
restaurant participants are not revealed until the week before
the events begin. In New York City, the winter restaurant week
will begin on January 22 nd and run until February 9 th.
Reservation options will open up on January 8 th , so be sure to
check with the NYC Restaurant Week organization in January
for your official dining guide. Most restaurants will not be offering
their prix fixe menus on the weekends, so your best bet is to
plan a reservation during the week for the best prices and menu
items. Each menu comes with approximately 2-3 appetizer
choices, along with 3 entrée options, and roughly 2 dessert se-
lections. Reservations, especially for the NYC Restaurant Week,
are highly recommended, as most food enthusiasts will be plan-
ning their restaurant travels around this event.
The Chicago Restaurant Week will be in its 11 th year by the be-
ginning of 2018, and the event will start on January 26 th and go
until February 8 th . Celebrate the kickoff of Chicago Restaurant
Week at the First Bites Bash, produced by Choose Chicago. In
the Grand Ballroom on the Navy Pier, more than 60 different
restaurants will be serving up their best creations. These bites
are tastings, both of the sweet and savory kind, and are paired
with different local craft beers, wines, and even spirits and spe-
cialty cocktails. The event officially starts off the Chicago Restau-
rant Week with a bang every year, so it is a great way to sample
those restaurants you’ve been wanting to try.
THE PIG & THE SPROUT
Head to Denver for the Denver Restau-
rant Week, happening on February
23 rd , and running until March 4 th .
This will be the 14 th annual
restaurant week in Denver,
and most of the restaurants
will be featuring multi-
course dinners. Reserva-
tions for the Denver
Restaurant Week are
also highly recom-
mended, along with
dining earlier than you
may be used to. Dive
into the meal of your
dreams at places like
The Pig & The Sprout, the
Bacon Social House, Root
Down Denver, The Way Back
restaurant, and so many others.
These restaurant week partici-
pants are serving up everything from
brunch with modern eggs benedict, to
dry-aged beef ragu and fried chicken with goat
cheese biscuits!
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