The recently concluded Dine In Brooklyn event reminded me just how much I enjoy "Restaurant Weeks." Fortunately, by featuring affordable prix fixe menus, eateries can extend the idea year-round. This allows restaurants to showcase certain dishes at a bargain price (though sometimes, alas, to unload food they’ve ordered too much of). A little comparison and quick arithmetic involving the regular menu tend to bear this out. Even if fixed-price menus include dishes not listed à la carte, they typically represent a good value. Portions may be smaller than those ordered individually, but that only strengthens the case for having dessert.
Many restaurants cloak their prix fixe offerings as "pre-theatre" for those who require (or who don't mind) an early supper. To me, dining out is to be enjoyed without a concern for time and should not be rushed before an evening performance. I typically order pre-theatre specials in name only—that is, on nights I do not attend the theatre. (On the occasion of an actual show, when time is short, I do tend to order à la carte—from Gray's Papaya.)
Upcoming posts will highlight some of my recent prix fixe adventures.
There’s not a problem that I can’t fixe, ‘cause I can do it in the prix.
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