502 Restaurant Week (technically weeks, it's running February 19 - March 5 2014) starts day after tomorrow. 502 Restaurant Week is one of the most fun foodie events in our foodie town: restaurants prepare a special 3-course menu for $50.20 per couple, or $50.20 per person, depending on the restaurant.
Here's a list of the restaurants participating in 2014:
Asiatique Restaurant
Austin's
Basa Modern Vietnamese
Bistro 1860
Bistro 301
BLU Italian Grille
Bourbons Bistro
Captain's Quarters Riverside Grille
Champion's Sports Bar & Grille
The Chocolate Bar
Del Frisco's Steakhouse
English Grill at the Brown Hotel
Gary's on Spring
Harvest Restaurant
Hillbilly Tea
KT's Restaurant
La Coop: Bistro à Vins
Limestone Restaurant
Majid's Restaurant
Maker's Mark Bourbon House & Lounge
Morton's the Steakhouse
Napa River Grill
The Oakroom at the Seelbach
Porcini Restaurant
Rivue Restaurant & Lounge
RYE on Market
St. Charles Exchange
Sway
Volare Italian Ristorante
Wild Ginger Sushi Fusion
Winston's Restaurant
You can find a more detailed list of restaurants here (with some information about whether the restaurant is offering a $50.02 per person or $50.02 per couple meal, or both) with some menu information. This is a great chance to try new restaurants; please don't forget to tip generously!
Tonight, February 17, Taste of 502 will be held 5:30 - 8 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Grand Ballroom in downtown Louisville. The tasting event is open to the public, tickets are $45 per person in advance (purchase here) with $30 of the ticket price donated directly to Dare to Care food bank. Tickets at the door will be $50. Check out Louisville.com's preview.