Summer Restaurant Week Boston

07-22-2008

Reservations and Menus for the 8^th Annual Summer Restaurant Week Boston® Are Now Available Online

 

BOSTON, Mass. – July 18, 2008 – The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) announced that Summer Restaurant Week Boston® will return to Boston August 10 – 15 and 17 – 22, 2008.   Summer Restaurant Week Boston® is sponsored by the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, American Express and the JetBlue Card from American Express. 

 

Food lovers and cuisine enthusiasts can now go online to view all restaurants, peruse menus and make reservations through Open Table at www.BostonUSA.com/RestaurantWeek.

 

Diners can choose from an array of 180 of the region’s best eateries to enjoy three-course prix fixe lunches for $20.08 and three-course dinners for $33.08 – excluding beverage, tax and gratuity.

 

“Summer Restaurant Week Boston® is something to get excited about,” said Patrick B. Moscaritolo, President and CEO of the GBCVB.  “We have over 180 restaurants from across the Greater Boston area participating. Top chefs offer locals and visitors the opportunity to enjoy gourmet meals from Asian and Argentinean to French and Italian to tapas and sushi.”

 

Summer Restaurant Week Boston® isn't just about great deals – participants can also support an important cause. During 2008 Summer Restaurant Week Boston®, American Express will donate 25 cents for every transaction made on any American Express Card, at participating restaurants, up to $10,000, to this year’s charitable partner, Project Bread’s Food for Kids Fund. *

 

“We are proud to continue our support this year of Summer Restaurant Week Boston®,” said Rebecca Krecke, vice-president, JetBlue Card from American Express.  “Restaurant Week is a great opportunity to sample the wonderful restaurants of Boston and we are delighted to also be able to give back to the community through this program.” 

 

This year’s charitable partner, Project Bread’s Food for Kids Fund, a part of the organization’s effort to expand the Summer Food Service Program in Massachusetts, ensures that thousands of low-income children receive adequate nutrition when school is not in session.  Summer meals, which are free for all children age 18 and under, are located at schools, parks, public pools, neighborhood centers, social service organizations and other sites in cities and towns.   

 

Additional sponsors of Summer Restaurant Week Boston® include Greater Media, Inc., NECN’s ‘TV Diner’ and J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines.

 

 

About the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB)

The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) is the primary private sector marketing and visitor service organization charged with the development of meetings, conventions and tourism-related business to enhance the economy of Boston, Cambridge and the greater metropolitan area.  The GBCVB is a not-for-profit, membership driven sales and marketing business comprised of 1,200 companies across New England that depend upon the visitor industry for their own success and growth.  The GBCVB, in an ongoing effort to market Boston to visitors, initiated and continues to support Restaurant Week Boston® as a program that promotes Boston as a fine dining destination.  For more information on what to do, where to stay and what to see when visiting Boston, call 1-888-SEE-BOSTON, or visit www.BostonUSA.com.

 

About American Express Merchant Services

Merchant Services is the merchant network of American Express, which acquires and maintains relationships with millions of merchants around the globe, which welcome American Express-branded Cards. American Express Company is a leading global payments, network, travel and banking company founded in 1850.  For more information, visit www.americanexpress.com.           

 

* Purchases are not tax deductible for American Express Cardmembers. 

 

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