Greater Grand Rapids' 2011 Restaurant Week to be even bigger, better than last year

GRgrub.com says last year's Restaurant Week stimulated some $1.2M in spending by local foodies and families enjoying some of Greater Grand Rapids' best culinary. This year, organizers say the eats and treats will tip the scales even further.
According to excerpts from the story:

For Doug Small, Restaurant Week Grand Rapids 2010 was only the beginning. During an announcement Thursday for the encore event, the Experience Grand Rapids president announced not only the 2011 dates, but also an additional day for the event and an avenue for more restaurants to participate. Running Nov. 3-13 this year, Restaurant Week Grand Rapids is designed to bring higher awareness of quality restaurants in Grand Rapids by offering three-course meals for $25. During the announcement at Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at Grand Rapids Community College, Small jokingly said a week is more than seven days when he's planning — this year's event is 11 days.

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