Recession Dining

My friend sent me a link to a NY Times article about dining in the current recession so I thought I’d share it with you. They interviewed some of the major restaurateurs and talked about the steps they were taking to encourage customers to visit their restaurants. I had my own experience with this when I went to Artisanal for Restaurant Week with some friends and were each given a restriction free $20 gift certificate to use at Picholine as a way to say thanks for our patronage.

The article also mentioned about how easy it was to get reservations and a majority of the restaurants now which I can also attest to. I was able to get a last minute reservation at August and walked into Bocca during restaurant week. Additionally, I was at Cafecito on a Saturday night and there were still empty tables at 9pm.

Eater and Grub Street have started tagging posts for recession deals so it might be worth following them to bring down your dining expenses a bit.
- Eater’s Deal Feed
- Eater’s Recession Specials
- Grub Street’s Recession Specials