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I love dining out. I love dining in. Actually, I love to eat. I hope I don’t look like it, but I really do enjoy the chance to savor a wonderful meal – especially if I’m with a friend and even more especially if I’m not doing the cooking. Hey, I’m easy. Make me a terrific dinner and I’m yours. But given a choice between eating out and eating in, I’ll almost always take the restaurant option. For as long as I can remember, I’ve felt that restaurant dining is among life’s real pleasures. These days, I’m not doing that as often as I like. When I was married, and not running a nonprofit group without pay, my former wife and I would hit some café or pub or bistro at least two or three times a week. Perhaps some day I’ll be able to do that again.
But for the moment, life is busy and rewarding. And fairly tightly budgeted much of the time. That’s why I’m glad to see that the Dine Out Lauderdale promotion is back this year. From October 1 through November 14, I can take some great meals at some great restaurants that I usually can’t quite afford just now.
Last October, for instance, I went to the excellent Cero Restaurant, which sits seafront at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale. We had a terrific dinner for two, from appetizers to dessert, for $70 plus tax and tip. That’s the deal with Dine Out Lauderdale. The dinners are $35 fixed price, same as last year. Considering some of the restaurants taking part in this promotion, that seems a real bargain. How about dinner for $35 at Trina at the Atlantic? Or at Chima Brazilian Steakhouse or By Word of Mouth? Or at Café Maxx or Armadillo Beach or Aizia? The list goes on but you get the point. Even better, if you can swing the time and money, the hotels attached to some of these restaurants are offering “Dine Out, Sleep In” packages at great rates. At the very least, I plan to get to one of the participating restaurants, lingering over a high-end meal at a price I can afford. I’m not sure yet which place I’ll end up at this year. But I can’t wait.
But for the moment, life is busy and rewarding. And fairly tightly budgeted much of the time. That’s why I’m glad to see that the Dine Out Lauderdale promotion is back this year. From October 1 through November 14, I can take some great meals at some great restaurants that I usually can’t quite afford just now.
Last October, for instance, I went to the excellent Cero Restaurant, which sits seafront at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale. We had a terrific dinner for two, from appetizers to dessert, for $70 plus tax and tip. That’s the deal with Dine Out Lauderdale. The dinners are $35 fixed price, same as last year. Considering some of the restaurants taking part in this promotion, that seems a real bargain. How about dinner for $35 at Trina at the Atlantic? Or at Chima Brazilian Steakhouse or By Word of Mouth? Or at Café Maxx or Armadillo Beach or Aizia? The list goes on but you get the point. Even better, if you can swing the time and money, the hotels attached to some of these restaurants are offering “Dine Out, Sleep In” packages at great rates. At the very least, I plan to get to one of the participating restaurants, lingering over a high-end meal at a price I can afford. I’m not sure yet which place I’ll end up at this year. But I can’t wait.
posted by LauderBLOGGER at 11:53 AM
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