World Wide Web travel and leisure website Last Minute.com has announced that starting on 2nd March 2009, its very popular Restaurant Week will start. This year the event will take place not just in London but Manchester restaurants and restaurants in Birmingham will also take part. The Restaurant Week is based on the New York Restaurant Week, that has been successful for a number of years now.
Last year in London over 100 restaurants took part in the week, including a variety of Michelin star establishments such as Richard Corrigan’s Lindsay House, Almeida, Tamarind and Quilon. The expansion to include Manchester and Birmingham is a brilliant decision as both of these cities are well known for their fine restaurant facilities.
The great thing about the event is that it benefits both businesses and consumers. The restaurant week gives visitors to Last Minute.com the chance to experience fine cusine at a fraction of the price, which will no doubt help with everyones finances. The cities themselves will benefit from the tourism expenditure and Birmingham and Manchester restaurant will benefit from the additional customers as well as added exposure from the press.
Last Minute.com has once again partnered with Capital 95.8’s, Help a London Child appeal for the third year in a row with a percentage from every booking being donated to the charity. This March they are expecting the participation of about 40 restaurants in Manchester and Birmingham and over 150 in London. There has been talk that next year the event will grow even more to include Liverpool restaurants and possibly some Scottish and North Wales restaurants.
