Here’s a fantastic chance for food lovers to sample some of Vienna’s best restaurants at great value fixed-prices.

The DiningCity Restaurant Week is a special food event which will take place in Vienna for the third time from June 28–July 4, 2010. This special promotion offers exquisite menus at affordable set prices at some of the top restaurants in Vienna.

VTB - © Hotel Sacher

Diners can choose between two surprise menus – a two-course lunch for EUR 12.50 or a three-course evening meal for EUR 25.00.

The February 2010 Restaurant Week drew more than 10,000 people to some of Vienna’s best restaurants. Participants included Anna Sacher at the Hotel Sacher, Zum Eisvogel in the Prater, Fabios and Artner on Franziskanerplatz. Other participating restaurants included Hansen, Hollmann Salon, Imperial, Indochine 21, Korso, Le Salzgries and Österreicher im MAK.

At EUR 25.00 for a three-course dinner, Vienna dining has never been more affordable. For the list of participating restaurants and reservations (which can be made up to four weeks in advance), check out DiningCity Restaurant Week website at www.restaurantwoche.at

Event: DiningCity Restaurant Week
Place: Various Vienna restaurants
Date : Jun 28 – Jul 4, 2010

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For the third year running, the World Wine Festival in Vienna will bring together leading growers, international experts and wine and food connoisseurs in Vienna from April 21-24, 2010.

Held at the impressive Palais Coburg, some 50 leading international wine producers will be in attendance at this Wine Festival.  Participants include Smith-Haut-Lafitte and Lascombes from the Bordeaux region, Champagne producers Pol Roger and Ruinart, Meo Camuzet from Burgundy, Ornellaia

© Palais Coburg / Herbert Lehmann

from Italy, Roda from Spain and Egon Müller from Germany. Also in attendance will be some of Austria’s leading wine producers.

Fine wines and excellent food is the order of the festival and diners can experience excellent wines and gourmet dishes first hand at a series of exclusive wine dinners. German Michelin-starred chef Christoph Rainer from Villa Rothschild in Königstein and Swiss cook of the year Marcus G. Lindner from Mesa in Zurich will be serving up the culinary delights at a gala evening on April 23, 2010.

Palais Coburg is one of Vienna’s grand and elegant hotels with six centuries of history.  Built on the defence wall of the emperor’s city, it was also the residence of the House of Coburg-Gotha in the 19th century.

Event  :  World Wine Festival
Date    :  April 21-24, 2010
Venue  :  Palais Coburg, Coburgbastei 4, 1st district
Website: www.palais-coburg.com

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