Extra, extra! This just in!

As a food/nutrition beat reporter, I get a lot of really cool information that I am allowed to release.

In a conversation I had with Meghan Risch yesterday, she announced that the Chicago Convention and Tourism Board is extending Chicago Restaurant Week for an extra week, until March 6, “due to excitement and demand.”

Risch encourages everyone to take advantage of the extra week, as the deals at restaurants are astounding.

“If you are holding back on dining out because of what is going on in the economy, there has never been a better time to dine out because if you were afraid to go to a restaurant because of its higher prices you are never going to get a 3-course meal for 32 dollars,” Risch said.

See all the participating restaurants here!