Chicago Restaurant Week
Chicago Restaurant Week, is an event held once a year for seventeen days in which participating restaurants in Chicago offer prix fixe lunches and dinners. A celebration of Chicago's culinary scene featuring some of the finest restaurants, this can be a fraction of the usual prices.
The event is held in early winter (January). Chicago Restaurant Week has been hosted for 16 years as of January 2023.[1]
History
Chicago Restaurant Week began as a celebration of the city's award-winning culinary scene. The event brought together the city's top restaurants, representing a near-endless array of cuisines. Tim Zagat and Joe Baum are credited for the "first restaurant week". Tim Zagat in a 2010 The Atlantic article said that he did not see or dream of the possibility of using American Express and Coca-Cola as sponsors for future events at the time.[2]
Chicago Restaurant Week celebrated its 16th anniversary in 2023,[3] The program continues annually as of 2023.
References
- ^ Hautzinger, Daniel (2023-01-11). "17 New Restaurants to Try During Chicago Restaurant Week 2023". WTTW. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ Zagat, Tim. "How Restaurant Week Became Restaurant Month". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "16th Annual Chicago Restaurant Week Kicks Off in Less Than a Month". NBC Chicago. 2022-12-30. Retrieved 17 Jan 2023.
External links
- "Chicago Restaurant Week". Choose Chicago. Chicago.