NYC Restaurant Week Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Visitors and residents again have the opportunity to test New York City’s colorful restaurant landscape from July 11 to 24. The NYC Restaurant Week 2011 in its 20th year and excited all gourmets of the city goes from 11 to 24 July. The traditional New York event, initiated by the tourism agency NYC & company, three-course meals at lunchtime at the price of around 17 euros and in the evening for 24 euro offers (excluding beverages, tax and gratuity). Here guests can choose from over 300 hip, exquisite and exotic restaurants. We are very happy, to celebrate the 20-year history of our restaurant week 2011 and to offer the best program”, says George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & company. “We would like to thank by Chef until the operation – that the restaurant week for years and helped to so successfully.” The NYC Restaurant Week was launched in early 1992 actually as a unique gastronomy program. Continue the initiators had great success.

Since then, the number of participating restaurants from 95 ascended over 300, which offer exclusive discounts, contests, customer events and product presentations. The NYC Restaurant Week 2011 is from NYC & company presented and supported by American Express and Travelocity. Reservations run through OpenTable. For more information, restaurantweek. General information about New York City also in German language available under or English. Press photos can be found under press photos. Editor’s Note: NYC & company is the official marketing and Tourism Organization of the city New York City. She is responsible for the development of tourism, the economic development of the five city districts and taking care of the positive image of the city around the world. NYC & company operates the NYC information center on the 7th Avenue (52 / 53 Street) and the official NYC website.