Number of diners rises 33% from 2007
By Joyzelle Davis, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published April 3, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
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Denver diners turned out in droves for Restaurant Week, soaring 33 percent over last year, according to numbers released Wednesday.
In all, 158,340 customers participated in the Feb. 23-29 event, when two diners can eat a three-course meal at 174 participating restaurants for a fixed price of $52.80.
Denver Restaurant Week started in 2005 with 84 restaurants, grew to 120 in 2006, climbed to 149 in 2007 and set a record in 2008 with 174.
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