Houston Restaurant Week 2009

WHAT: Restaurants in the Greater Houston area are teaming up to help fight
hunger in Houston during Houston Restaurant Week 2009. (www.HoustonRestaurantWeek.com).

Your dining dollars will make a difference. Houston Restaurant Week, established in 2003, showcases and promotes Houston’s incredible array of fine restaurants to the fine dining crowd, while raising money for the Houston Food Bank.

WHEN: The citywide event is scheduled for two weeks:
Monday, August 10 – Sunday, August 23, 2009.

FORMAT: Foodies will enjoy a three course gourmet meal for $35 per person (not including beverages, tax or gratuity). Participating restaurants will donate $5 from each special meal sold to the Houston Food Bank. This is a wonderful opportunity for diners to try new restaurants or re-visit old favorites while helping to fight hunger in Houston.

MENUS: Menus from each participating restaurant will be posted on this Web site starting July 15th.
Sign up for the HRW newsletter to be notified when menus are added.

WHO: Over 70 Houston-area restaurants are expected to participate in Houston's largest restaurant dining event benefiting a charity. Restaurant names will be added below as they join the event. Early commitments include:

*17 Restaurant	Downtown Aquarium	Le Mistral Restaurant	RDG+Bar Annie
Americas Post Oak	Feast	Monarch at Hotel Zaza	The Remington Restaurant
Americas The Woodlands	Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar W. Alabama	Mo’s … A Place for Steaks	Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Amerigo's Grille The Woodlands	Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Town & Country	The Oceanaire Seafood Room	Shula's Steakhouse
Arcodoro	Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar The Woodlands	Olivette at The Houstonian	Smith & Wollensky
Artista	Frank’s Chop House	Pappas Bros. Steak House	SoVino Bistro & Wine Bar
Arturo’s Uptown Bistro	Gigi’s Asian Bistro & Dumpling Bar	Perry’s Italian Grille	Sullivan’s Steakhouse
benjy’s in The Village	The Glass Wall	Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille- Champions	Vic & Anthony’s
Bistro Lancaster	Grotto Ristorante Westheimer	Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille-Clear Lake	VOICE Restaurant & Lounge at Hotel ICON
Brenner's on the Bayou	Grotto Ristorante The Woodlands	Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille-Katy	Willie G’s Post Oak
Brenner’s Katy Freeway	The Grove	Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille-Memorial City
Cadillac Bar	Indika	Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille-Sugar Land
The Capital Grille	Jasper's The Woodlands	Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille-The Woodlands
Carmelo’s Ristorante	Jimmy Wilson’s Seafood & Chop House	Pesce
Churrascos River Oaks	Kiran’s	Polo’s Signature
Churrascos Gessner	La Colombe d’Or Mansion	Post Oak Grill Uptown
Crapitto's Cucina Italiana	La Griglia	Post Oak Grill Midtown
Crave Sushi	Masraff's	Quattro at Four Seasons Hotel Houston
Cullen's Upscale American Grille	The Melting Pot Fondue Restaurant Galleria Area Houston	RA Sushi
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House	The Melting Pot Fondue Restaurant The Woodlands	Rainbow Lodge
Denis’ Seafood House			71

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Event Chair is Cleverley Stone, founder of Houston Restaurant Week and host of
The Cleverley Show on CNN 650 Radio News. For more information about participation or event details,
please contact her at Cleverley@HoustonRestaurantWeek.com

                         The Houston Food Bank is the largest source of free and low-cost food for hungry people in 18 southeast
                       Texas counties. A network of 400 charities, feeding a total of 80,000 people each week, receives more than
                       36 million pounds of food and prepared meals annually. Fresh produce, meat and nonperishables are distributed
                       from Herzstein Center, a 73,000 square-foot warehouse, and hot meals are prepared and distributed from Keegan
                       Center, a 15,000 square-foot industrial kitchen. Additional community services range from nutrition education to
                       assistance with food stamp applications and hands-on job training. Red Barrels offer a convenient way for grocery
                       shoppers to donate nonperishables for their neighbors in need. The Houston Food Bank, founded in 1982, is a
                       certified member of Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network. The organization plans to grow to an annual
                       distribution of 120 million pounds of food by 2018. Visit www.HoustonFoodBank.org for more information.