Friday, March 2, 2012

Win dinner for two and more in Pasadena

Dinner for two at Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Pasadena, along with the restaurant’s gift basket and a bottle of fine wine is the grand prize for the Pasadena Restaurant Week online raffle. Vertical Wine Bistro donated gift certificates good for dinner for two at the Pasadena wine bar and eatery. Noir Food and Wine gave gift certificates that can be used during Pasadena Restaurant Week while Maria’s Italian Kitchen will treat a lucky winner to dinner for two at the restaurant voted LA’s Best by readers of the Los Angeles Times. POP Champagne and Dessert Bar is offering a gift certificate to one lucky winner. Café Bizou is also donating a tasty prize for a raffle winner as is Haven Gastropub. It is easy to sign up to be eligible to win at www.pasadenarestaurantweek.com There is no cost to sign up for a chance to win a prize during the online raffle. “Our restaurants have been very generous in providing delicious prizes for our online raffle,” said Pasadena Chamber CEO Paul Little. “All anyone has to do to have a chance to win is go to the Pasadena Restaurant Week website and sign up.”

More than 40 of Pasadena’s best restaurants are offering amazing meals and deals during the 2012 Pasadena Restaurant Week. This year’s participating restaurants are offering fixed price dinner and/or lunch menu items for visitors. Dinners were three-course meals while lunches consis of two-courses. Depending on the venue and menu offered, meals are priced at either $15, $20 or $25 for lunch or $26, $35 or $44 for dinner. (Some prices may vary.) Alcoholic beverages, gratuity and tax were not included in the price unless specified by the individual restaurants in advance. Some restaurants are also offering other special deals during Pasadena Restaurant Week.

Prizes will be awarded starting the week of March 4th and will continue through March 23rd.

Donating prizes for the restaurant week raffle are one of Pasadena’s newest dining experiences, Haven Gastropub, and some of Pasadena’s favorites, such as Pie ‘n Burger and POP Champagne and Dessert Bar. Other donors include Maria’s Italian Kitchen, Café Bizou, and Noir Food and Wine. Prizes will be awarded twice weekly leading up to Pasadena Restaurant Week. Winners will be notified by email. The grand prize dinner and gift basket from Ruth’s Chris Steak House will be awarded on Friday, March 23rd.

Pasadena Restaurant Week is an annual citywide event featuring the cuisine of many of Pasadena’s top dining establishments. For individual restaurant menus information and a complete list of participating restaurants visit www.pasadenarestaurantweek.com. The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce organizes the event which takes place from Sunday, March 25th through Friday, March 30th at restaurants throughout Pasadena.

Sponsors include Platinum Sponsor The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, Gold Sponsors The City of Pasadena and Merrill Lynch/Bank of America and Silver Sponsor the Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Many local newspapers and magazines are supporting Pasadena Restaurant Week as media sponsors. Platinum Media Sponsors are Hometown-Pasadena.com/Prospect Park Media and Pasadena Magazine. Gold Media Sponsors are Outlook Newspapers, Pasadena Independent, Pasadena Star-News/The Rose Magazine, Pasadena Weekly/Arroyo Monthly, Pasadena NOW and the San Marino Tribune San Gabriel Valley Edition.

Open Table is also supporting and helping promote Pasadena Restaurant Week as is DineLA.

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association is a professional business organization. Since the earliest days of Pasadena, the Chamber has played a major role in the development of this internationally renowned city. Since 1888, when the organization was founded as the Board of Trade, the Chamber's primary purpose has been the enhancement of both the business climate and the quality of life in Pasadena. The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce serves more than 1450 members.

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