‘Dining Month’ Comes To Portland
$25 Prix-Fixe Menus Offer Nearly Endless Dining Options in Portland ALL June
PORTLAND, OR, May 28, 2010 – Why is June the best time to dine out? Not just because the bounty of spring has arrived, but because it’s Dining Month Portland. That means this June, chefs are filling their bags at the farmer’s markets, ready to serve hungry diners course after course at an unbeatable price of $25.
For an entire month, starting June 1, 2010, forty-six restaurants will offer three-course dinner menus – including an appetizer, entrée and dessert - for just $25. Plus, SmartPark Garage is providing coupons for $1 off parking, available online and through printed promotions in local publications. Presented by the Downtown Marketing Initiative, in conjunction with Travel Portland, this citywide dining promotion is patterned after restaurant weeks in other cities like New York, Seattle and Los Angeles.
As an added bonus, diners can enter to win more than $1,000 in restaurant gift certificates, while benefiting a local charity. Thanks to a sponsorship from American Express, the Downtown Marketing Initiative will donate $5 to New Avenues for Youth for every contest entry received, up to $5,000. Restaurant-goers can enter the competition after their meal at any participating Dining Month Portland restaurant.
“Whether trying out a new restaurant or visiting a favorite stand-by, we want to offer people a reason to get out and experience our city’s amazing restaurants,” said Courtney Ries, Interim Director of the Downtown Marketing Initiative. “Dining Month Portland is about offering serious value to diners, all while raising money for a wonderful cause.”
Forty-six restaurants are participating in Dining Month Portland, including:
23Hoyt
Accanto
Aquariva
Bluehour
Besaws
Brasserie Montmartre
Carafe
Chez Joly
clarklewis
Davis Street Tavern
Eleni's Estiatorio
Eleni's Philoxenia
Fratelli e Bar Due
Gilt Club
Gracie's Restaurant
H5O bistro and bar
Heathman Restaurant and Bar
Huber's Restaurant
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub
Lauro Kitchen
Lincoln
Lucy's Table
MacTarnahan's Taproom
Mama Mia Trattoria
Marrakesh Moroccan Restaurant
Mother's Bistro & Bar
Nel Centro
Newport Seafood Grill
¡Oba! Restaurante
On Deck Sports Bar & Grill
Paley's Place Bistro & Bar
Pazzo Ristorante
Red Star Tavern & Roasthouse
RingSide Steakhouse
RingSide Steakhouse (East)
Rogue Ales Distillery and Public House
Saucebox
Seres Restaurant and Bar
Southpark Seafood Grill & Wine Bar
Tabla Mediterranean Bistro
Ten 01
The London Grill
The Original Dinerant
Typhoon! on Broadway
Vindalho
Wilfs Restaurant
For a complete list of restaurants, menus and additional information, please visit www.diningmonthportland.com.
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About the Downtown Marketing Initiative:
The Downtown Marketing Initiative is a public, private partnership created and funded by the City of Portland and its partners, that is dedicated to promoting the long-term vitality of downtown Portland. Since its inception in 2006, the Downtown Marketing Initiative has successfully supported downtown during a period of intense redevelopment and has become a critical economic stimulus tool in the current financial climate. For more information please visit www.downtownportland.org.
About the New Avenues for Youth:
The mission of New Avenues for Youth is to help every youth reach their fullest potential by offering a continuum of services that empower homeless youth to exit street life and that prevent other youth from becoming homeless.
