Brooklyn's Restaurant Week Starts Monday

Marty Markowitz: President of Mixed Messages? Every summer he tells fat people in Brooklyn to lose some weight already with his “Lighten Up Brooklyn” program, but in the spring he’s all, “You look great! Now eat at as many of these local restaurants as you can!” Last week the borough president (pictured) announced the impending arrival of Brooklyn’s version of Restaurant Week, called Dine in Brooklyn. This year it runs from March 24th to the 31st and features three course prix-fixe menus at over 200 restaurants in Kings County.

While cynics are right to note that the Dine in Brooklyn prix-fixe price of $23 sometimes isn’t much cheaper than what some restaurants already charge for a prix fixe, the event is still an intriguing way to sample some new eateries, or at least an excuse to try a more expensive place you might not usually spring for. The massive roster of participating restaurants is here, and advance reservations are recommended at a lot of these places.

Photo: Marty Markowitz with Fran Sippel, Downtown Atlantic Restaurant & Bakery, and Anthony Rinaldi, Executive Chef, The Pearl Room. Photo by Kathryn Kirk.