Roughly three-quarters of the 120 restaurants participating in Baltimore's Summer Restaurant Week have agreed to prolong their specials until Aug. 23, giving foodies an additional seven days to score amazing deals on lunches and dinners.
Excerpt from the Daily Record story:
"It's significant that the number of restaurants continuing their specials is so large," said Michael Evitts, a spokesman for Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, which organizes restaurant week with Visit Baltimore (formerly the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association). "It's more than we had total for the first time," he added, referring to the 60 restaurants that participated for Baltimore's first restaurant week.
Since the promotion started, Evitts said they have seen through monitoring Web site traffic that diners are becoming savvier about selecting their restaurants, searching out menus for the best deals. Organizers encourage restaurants to sign up early to get maximum exposure and to distinguish themselves to customers.
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