DOGGIES LIKE RESTAURANT WEEK TOO!

KSDK-TV covered the canine cuisine truck that joined in the Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week fun this weekend in the Central West End neighborhood.

Chef Michael's Food for Dogs delighted four-legged diners with a taste of their gourmet food while their human companions tried the Restaurant Week menu at Wild Flower at the corner of Euclid and Laclede.

Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week continues through October 21 with fixed-price menus for lunch and dinner at restaurants across St. Louis.

 When you purchase a restaurant week meal, ten percent of your meal cost is donated to Operation Food Search's Operation Backpack program which provides food for children who might otherwise go hungry over the weekend.

Text BACKPACKMRA to 96362 to receive exclusive offers from participating restaurants.

FOX 2 COVERS GREATER ST. LOUIS RESTAURANT WEEK

If you've been watching KTVI Fox 2 or visiting their website, you've seen terrific coverage of Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week.  Check it out and be sure to eat out often this week!

 

Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week is an Editor's Pick Event

Thanks to St. Louis Post-Dispatch food editor Evan Benn for adding Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week as an Editor's Pick event in this week's GO Magazine.

Check out the participating restaurants and their fixed-price menus here.

JOIN US SUNDAY, OCT. 14 AT WILD FLOWER IN THE CENTRAL WEST END

Humans and their doggie friends should come out Wild Flower in the Central West End neighborhood on Sunday, October 14 where there are tasty treats for everyone.

Inside the restaurant and at the sidewalk tables (weather permitting), human diners can enjoy a delicious Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week meal from the fixed-price menus.

At the corner of Euclid and Laclede, their furry companions can visit Chef Michael's dog food truck, which will be delivering good-for-them goodies. (Food trucks aren't just for people anymore!)

The excitement starts at 11 a.m. and continues until 2 p.m.

Learn more at www.RestaurantWeekSTL.com.

Restaurant Week Starts Friday

Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week starts this Friday.

 

Join our mailing list to be sure you get all the latest news and tasty updates about Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week. 

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Be sure to add our e-mail address, info@mra.qm4.net, to your address book to ensure receipt of our messages. If you do not add our address, our messages could wind up in your spam folder - how awful!

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Are You Ready for Some Pizza?

Dino's Italian Restaurant is the latest participant in Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week.

The Mexico Road establishment in St. Peters is noted for having some of the best pizza in St. Charles County. 

During Restaurant Week, you can enjoy their fare with fixed price menu options at lunch and dinner. 

Welcome Copia and Prime 1000

Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week is pleased to welcome two elegant Washington Avenue restaurants to the list of participants. 

Prime 1000, where the fusion of art and flavor have created a dining experience that is more than just a steakhouse, and Copia, bringing the spirit of the vineyards downtown, both will offer affordale fixed-price menus, October 12 -21.  

Be sure to make your reservations in advance for your favorite Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week!

Help St. Louis Restaurant Week Grow!

Tell your favorite restaurateur to join this group and add themselves to the Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week list:

Joe Buck's Downtown	Lunch Dinner	(314) 436-0394
Grappa Grill	Lunch Dinner	(636) 940-5400
Amighetti's (Winghaven)	Lunch Dinner	(636) 625-6360
1111 Mississippi	Lunch Dinner	(314) 241-9999
Vin De Set	Lunch Dinner	(314) 241-8989
PW Pizza	Lunch Dinner	(314) 241-7799
Lonestar Steakhouse (Bridgeton, MO)	Lunch Dinner	(314) 770-1255
Dooley's Beef n Brew House	Lunch Dinner	(314) 531-7600
California Pizza Kitchen (West County Center)	Lunch Dinner	(314) 909-0333
Lonestar Steakhouse (O'Fallon, IL)	Lunch Dinner	(618) 632-8540
Charlie Gitto's on the Hill	Lunch Dinner	(314) 772-8898
Holiday Inn The Viking	Lunch Dinner	(314) 821-6600
Wild Flower Restaurant & Bar	Lunch Dinner	(314) 367-9888
Madison's Café (O'Fallon, MO)	Lunch Dinner	(636) 978-7355
The Melting Pot	Lunch Dinner	(314) 323-1110
EdgeWild Restaurant & Winery	Lunch Dinner	(636) 532-0550
Bristol Seafood Grill (O'Fallon, MO)	Lunch Dinner	(636) 625-6350

 

Click HERE to register to participate today!

Get E-News from Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week

Join our mailing list to be sure you get all the latest news and updates about Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week, October 12-21.

Be sure to add our e-mail address, info@mra.qm4.net, to your address book to ensure receipt of our messages. If you don't add our address, our messages could wind up in your spam folder - and no one wants "spam" during Restaurant Week!

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Welcome to Bristol Seafood Grill

Do you love seafood?  Then we have great news for you! 

Both Bristol Seafood Grill restaurants in this region have joined the lineup for Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week.

You'll be able to enjoy fixed price dining during the week at the restaurants in Creve Coeur and in O'Fallon.

Learn more here.

Food For Dogs

As if you needed another reason to take part in Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week -- Chef Michael's Food For Dogs food truck will be joining us.  Watch for more details and bring your best fur friend to the event.

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Dine and Donate for Kids

Don't forget that ten percent of the proceeds from Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week meals will be donated to Operation Food Search's Operation Backpack program which helps feed school-age kids who don't get enough to eat at home on the weekends.

Enjoy fixed-price lunch and dinner menus at participating restaurants, October 12-21, 2012. 

You'll leave with a full tummy and a warm feeling because your dining experience has helped St. Louis' children.

Welcome to Wildflower!

Wild Flower Restaurant & Bar in the Central West End has just joined the list of dining options for Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week. 

Welcome to Restaurant Week! You have great taste.

Add your restaurant to the growing list, here.

Join Us! These Fine Restaurants Have.

There's still time to sign on to participate during Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week.  All of these fine establishments have:

Grappa Grill
Joe Buck's Downtown
Amighetti's Winghaven

1111 Mississippi
Vin De Set
PW Pizza
Lone Star Steakhouse
Dooley's Beef n Brew House
California Pizza Kitchen
Charlie Gitto's on the Hill
Holiday Inn The Viking

Thanks to Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week's Sponsors

We couldn't do it without you!

Thanks to our Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week founding sponsors -- the Missouri Restaurant Association, Greater St. Louis Restaurant Association, Discover, Pepsi Co., and Mahoney Environmental, all in partnership with Operation Food Search.

Welcome These Tasty Additions to the Restaurant Week Menu

Two acclaimed restaurants and their pizza parlor companion in the Lafayette Square area have joined the roster of Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week dining options. 

Vin de Set,  home of the most scenic terrace in St. Louis, and 1111 Mississippi will offer delicious fixed-price menus, October 12-21. If you've never been to these restaurants, this is a great opportunity to try a multi-course meal at a value price.  If you're already a regular patron, you know what awaits at both -- approachable, classic French at Vin de Set and wine country bistro fare at 1111 Mississippi.

PW Pizza is the place to go for fresh, seasonal ingredients atop your pie, along with salads, soups, desserts and craft beers.

Don't forget that you also "do good" while dining during GSLRW. Ten percent of your bill will be donated to Operation Backpack, an Operation Food Search program that helps underserved kids have healthy foods at home on weekends when they are away from school breakfast and lunch programs.

Text Us, Text Us Anytime

Let your smart phone habit pay off this fall.

Text BackPackMRA to 96362 to receive exclusive offers from our participating restaurants.

It's a great way to get ready for Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week, October 12-21.

KTRS Listeners Hear About Restaurant Week

KTRS Radio's Victoria Babu featured Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week on her "Smart Living" show this week. 

Listen to the podcast here.

Participating Restaurant Update

They've got good taste!

Thanks to Grappa Grill, known as the place to be in St. Charles and J. Buck's Downtown -- the spot for great barbecue -- for signing up as Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week participants.

We look forward to seeing what dining delights they're cooking up for our event, October 12-21.

Save the Date for Dining

Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week Offers Fun, Fixed-Price Dining, October 12 – 21, 2012

WHAT:           Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week

WHEN:          October 12 – 21, 2012

WHERE:        Restaurants all across the St. Louis region

DETAILS:      More than 100 participating restaurants will offer fixed-price multi-course  menus at lunch and dinner during Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week to encourage residents and visitors to enjoy new dining experiences.  During past events, 76 percent of customers were first-time diners at participating restaurants.

BENEFIT:     Beyond the opportunity to try new restaurants at fixed prices, diners will be helping a worthwhile St. Louis charity during Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week.

Ten percent of the price of each fixed-price meal purchased during Greater St.Louis Restaurant Week will be donated to Operation Food Search’s OperationBackpack program.

Eighty-five percent of children enrolled in St. Louis public schools rely on free or reduced-cost meal programs. For those children, weekends are filled with hunger and despair, as they often go home to houses with little or no food.

Operation Backpack provides backpacks filled with nutritious, kid-friendly foods on Fridays to help children from disadvantaged circumstances supplement their weekend needs. Backpacks are returned on Mondays and re-filled for the following weekend.

MORE:          Additional information is available at www.restaurantweekstl.com.

Food Funds: Scholarships Now Available from the Greater St. Louis Restaurant Association

Area Residents Can Apply for Financial Assistance to Fund Culinary Education

Fascinated with food? Raving about restaurants? You may be the perfect applicant for a scholarship from the Greater St. Louis Restaurant Association.

Scholarships in the amounts of $1,000 and $500 annually are available.  An application for the funds is available online at www.morestaurants.org.

The Greater St. Louis Restaurant Association’s scholarship program provides financial assistance on a merit basis to students seeking a formal food service education in a two- or four-year college in Missouri.  The scholarships are available to any person who is currently enrolled in culinary or hospitality studies, and that can show personal merit, intellectual capacity and a demonstrated interest in a career in the food service field.  

Applicants must maintain full-time student status in good standing and have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.  Successful applicants also must work at least eight weeks in a full-time food service industry job during the summer preceding the semester for which the award is made.

  

The Greater St. Louis Restaurant Association (GSTLRA) is a chapter of the Missouri Restaurant Association (MRA).  In 2011, MRA awarded $97,500 in scholarships throughout the state.

In related news, the inaugural Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week will be held October 12-21, 2012.  More than a hundred of the region’s finest restaurants will be offering fixed price lunch and dinner menus during the event, giving area residents an opportunity to experience new dining options.  Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week will benefit Operation Food Search’s Operation Backpack program, which provides food for school children who are not getting enough to eat at home on weekends.