By MATT PIKE
St Joseph Restaurant Week is officially here with 29 area eateries participating and bringing some new and fun menu items to area residents.
St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce Director of Communications Kristi Bailey says there are food choices for all times of the day
“Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, we’re really encouraging people to try somewhere they’ve never gone before or if you have a tried and true, like you love a certain place, try something new on the menu,” Bailey says on the KFEQmunnity show. “So, we just really encourage people to get out and support these restaurants in what can be a slower time of year.”
Bailey says the program is the second most popular event held throughout the year, next to Shop St. Joe. During the week, to get people motivated to go out, Bailey says there will be gift card giveaways on social media
“Definitely one of the most popular times of the year for our social media engagement, because we started last week on Thursday or Friday doing giveaways,” Bailey explains. “Each restaurant that’s participating, they give a $25 gift card, so usually I just ask a question kind of related to the restaurant.”
Bailey says all you have to do is answer the question to be entered to win. You can also win gift cards in the mornings with Gregg Lynn on JoeTown 107.5 and the afternoons on Q Country 92.7 with Travis Dodge throughout the week.
Bailey says on top of the gift card giveaways and special menus, there are several special events, many being food related, but also some with educational opportunities.
“The Den is presenting at Cup of Joe on Wednesday, just to kind of talk about how they got their start, they’re not technically a restaurant of course, but they do a lot of food related events at The Den,” Bailey says. “And then we have our Business After Hours on Thursday, and that’s at the United Building downtown which is a really cool event space, and that’s free to attend, you don’t have to register, just come out to that.”
On Friday there will be a happy hour also at The Den and a wine tasting at Cafe Belle Epoque before the week wraps up with a Brunch, Margs, and music event at La Mesa on Saturday.
St. Joseph Restaurant Week runs through Sunday. You can find more information by clicking HERE.
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