NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2009 will run from January 18–January 23 and January 25–January 30.  For added value, Sundays have been added to the dining program for the first time and prices for the program remain unchanged with three-course prix-fixe lunches for $24.07 and three-course prix-fixe dinners for $35.00 (excluding beverage, tax and gratuity).  This is the City’s largest Restaurant Week ever with more than 250 participating restaurants, and more than 100 participating restaurants offering pre-fixe menus on Sunday, January 18 and Sunday, January 25.  Reservations open to the public on January 5, 2009 and will be available at www.nycgo.com.  
 
Now in its 18th year, NYC Restaurant Week brings together some of the City’s most celebrated, time-honored fine dining establishments— including Café de Artistes, Gramercy Tavern, and La Goulue— with some of the City’s most contemporary and sought-after hot-spots— including Bar Boulud,  Apiary, and Nobu.  Notable newcomers this year include Lever House Restaurant, The Palm Tribeca, Union Prime, Fishtail by David Burke, Dovetail, and Country.
 
NYC Restaurant Week Founding Sponsor American Express and NYC & Company have partnered to support City Harvest.  American Express and NYC & Company will donate $.25 per transaction when diners pay with any American Express® Card at participating restaurants during NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2009, up to $10,000.  This partnership helps City Harvest reach its goal to rescue 20 million pounds of excess food from the food industry – including restaurants, manufacturers, wholesalers, greenmarkets, hotels, corporate cafeterias, grocery stores and farms – and deliver it to more than 600 community food programs throughout the five boroughs using a fleet of 16 trucks and volunteers on foot.