Tonight, for the first time ever, I will get to eat at 1789, the famous gourmet restaurant in Georgetown that normally costs about a billion dollars per person. However, on this cold January Monday, my entire meal will only cost 30 dollars. Granted, this still is not exactly a meal on a budget, but it is a rather great price for a three-course gourmet meal.

No, I’m not being taken on a date by a beautiful and rich man (though if you have any takers-let me know!) Rather, DC is finishing up its Restaurant Week, a time when many exclusive (a.k.a. expensive) restaurants offer their food at much cheaper prices, though the menus are often fixed. There is nothing more to say except that this is a rather great way for poor college students and twenty-somethings to eat really nice food for a change.

I regret to inform the other residents of Washington D.C. that this post is a bit late, as Restaurant Week is coming to an end. However, while many restaurants did end on the 20th, there are a few restaurants such as 1789 that keep their cheaper menus till January 31st. In fact, I just learned that cities across the country engage in their own restaurants week at various times throughout the year. Check out the restaurants extending Restaurant Week in Washington DC, as well as Bethesda’s participating restaurants in their own Restaurant Week, happening now.