La Cocina Launches Restaurant Week to Coincide With International Women’s Day - Eater SF

La Cocina Launches Restaurant Week to Coincide With International Women's Day - Eater SF

The delicious week runs March 6-12 For the first time, restaurant incubator La Cocina is wading into the restaurant week game, with a series of dinners featuring some of its successful entrepreneurs. The non-profit has helped launch over 20 small businesses in the Bay Area, 97 percent of which are female-operated. Restaurant weeks, designated time periods when restaurants offer discounted prix fixe menus, can be a great way for diners to connect with places they might not normally patronize. La Cocina's week aims to accomplish similar goals. "There's still a gap of percept in quality [with our businesses]," La Cocina executive director Caleb Zigas told Eater SF. "When people talk about the 'best of,' we want to make sure our people are recognized in a meaningful way." Zigas also said that although many people are very supportive of La Cocina, they don't realize that there are around 25 brick-and-mortar businesses available for them to visit throughout the Bay Area.

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