[George Fertitta, chefs. Photos by Sarah St. Lifer] The Shops at Columbus Circle were packed to capacity on Thursday afternoon as NYC and Company celebrated NYC Restaurant Week with the Coca-Cola Great Tastes of Summer event. Guests sampled food from Restaurant Week participants DB Bistro Moderne, Spice Market, Bice Ristorante, Porter House, and Tribeca Grill, while enjoying a live performance from the cast of Hair, who reminded us that, no matter how hard we try to move on, it will always be the Age of Aquarius. I had the pleasure of speaking with Daniel Boulud, restaurateur, TV host, and man about town, whose latest New York restaurant, DBGB, opened to rave reviews last month. More»

In line with the trend of saving more and spending less, we’ve set out to prove that you can continue to enjoy the best of everything the city offers on a tighter budget.  After doing a bit of research and asking some friends, including an up-and-coming designer, a journalist for an indie zine, a restaurateur cum musician, and a financial consultant, GofG has put together a list of some choice deals, discounts and bargains so that you can live it up even if your stocks are going down.

Dining: By now we’ve all seen those signs around town for the recession special.  But let’s be honest, there’s no spaghetti and meatballs recession special that will curb a craving for gourmet food.  And for this reason, it would insane not to take advantage of:

• Restaurant Week’s extension through March 20th.  Bargain prix fixe lunch or dinner menus at the likes of the 21 Club, Nobu, Spice Market (or any of the Jean Georges establishments, for that matter), and Dovetail are a few of the offers: check the complete guide to participating restaurants at NYCGO.

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