France Takes A Tip From America's Restaurant Week........

Each February, My wife and I look forward to flying to San Francisco (One of our favorite cities in the world) to be part of that Cities restaurant Week. Here, scores and scores of the best restaurants in the city offer a prix fixe menu at great prices. It's a chance to sample food from many of San Francisco’s top restaurants at a reduced price and NOW, Paris has decided to do the same.
From September 19 to 25, France is hosting its own version of Restaurant Week, offering special two-for-one deals at participating restaurants all around the country. For its second year, celebrated chef Alain Ducasse will be in charge of this food-centric event called Tous au Restaurant (Everyone to the Restaurant), which will this year be part of the first annual national food festival La Fête de la Gastronomie on September 23.
All different types of restaurants around France, from everyday bistros to Michelin-starred destinations, will partake in this large-scale event. In the participating locations, diners can enjoy two prix-fixe meals (including an appetizer, main course and dessert) for the price of one. Reservations will open on Wednesday, September 7. Participating restaurants include Alain Ducasse’s establishments, Anne-Sophie Pic’s bistro the 7, Jacques le Divellec’s 39V, Bertrand Gautreau’s D’Chez Eux, and Alain Dutournier’s restaurants. The full list of participating restaurants, which are searchable by location and cuisine type, are listed on www.tousaurestaurant.com.
The Fête de la Gastronomie is a new national event launched by Secretary of State for Tourism Frédéric Lefebvre. Aimed to celebrate French cuisine, the festival follows UNESCO's addition of the French gastronomic meal to their prestigious list of World Intangible Heritages, honoring the conviviality surrounding traditional French meals. For the festival’s first year, all the regions of France will focus on the theme of local cuisine, or “terroir,” thereby honoring and enjoying food that is unique to each individual area. A list of some of the events happening in conjunction with the festival can be found here.

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