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February 15, 2013 Morristown Partnership presents Morristown Restaurant Week Monday April 22 through Sunday April 28, 2013 Did you know Downtown Morristown has over 80 restaurants plus over 40 Cafes/Coffee Shops/Delicatessen/Grocery Stores/and Liquor & Wine Shops? Morristown Partnership invites all businesses from the categories listed above to participate in the official Morristown Restaurant Week event. Let’s make downtown Morristown the restaurant destination in New Jersey this April! Here is the Info Date: Monday, April 22 through Sunday, April 28, 2013 (7 Days) Time: Lunch and/or Dinner Place: Your Restaurant/Café/Deli/Grocery/Wine Shop Restaurant Cost: Registration $75.00. Deadlines: Participation & Payment Deadline: Friday, March 1, 2013. Please note: We will launch our media campaign on Monday, April 1, 2013. Final menus are due to our office no later than Friday, March 22, 2013. Cost to Diners: **NEW IN 2013: No price cap on meals or promotions, please keep your pricing competitive. Dinner – Prix Fixe 3 Course Menu Prix Fixe may also include entrée supplements at an additional cost or 2 for 1 pricing Lunch – Signature Sandwich Get creative with your cuisine! Craft a sandwich for lunch that’s perfect for diners who do not have time to sit for a multiple course meal. Consider adding a drink or a side to complete the meal. Make it available for DineIn or ToGo! Special Promotion – Any Lunch/ Dinner Special or Promotion This option is reserved for those restaurants and specialty stores that do not have a restaurant concept that allows for three course meals at dinner, businesses unable to craft a signature sandwich at lunch or store that compliments Restaurant Week (wine and liquor). These businesses may offer a special promotion. i.e. 2for1 / buy one get one at half price / free beverage with purchase / lunch buffet 20% discount when you mention Restaurant Week at wine and liquor stores / etc. Restaurant Week Rules Participating restaurants / businesses must offer a special promotion and/or prix fixe menu everyday during Restaurant Week*. (4/224/28) *except when business is closed Prix fixe menus and special promotions must be presented to all patrons with a la carte menu and/or posted clearly at point of sale. Menu must offer minimum of two options for appetizer, entrée and dessert. Tax, gratuity and alcohol not included in lunch special or dinner prix fixe price. Registration is not complete until $75.00 payment is received. All fees are nonrefundable. Failure to comply will result in exclusion from future Restaurant Weeks. Partners morristownrestaurantweek.com Allied Beverage Sponsor Offer Morristown Restaurant Week will feature a signature Liquor and Wine selection. These selections, provided through Allied Beverage Group, will be available to licensed restaurants and retail liquor establishments. Case pricing will be provided through our contact: Julie Albertini Manager OnPremise Development Allied Beverage Group, LLC 600 Washington Avenue Carlstadt, NJ 07072 Cell: 973.570.0153 Fax: 201.842.6323 [email protected]

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February  15,  2013      Morristown  Partnership  presents  Morristown  Restaurant  Week  Monday  April  22  through  Sunday  April  28,  2013  Did  you  know  Downtown  Morristown  has  over  80  restaurants  plus  over  40  Cafes/Coffee  Shops/Delicatessen/Grocery  Stores/and  Liquor  &  Wine  Shops?  Morristown  Partnership  invites  all  businesses  from  the  categories  listed  above  to  participate  in  the  official  Morristown  Restaurant  Week  event.  Let’s  make  downtown  Morristown  the  restaurant  destination  in  New  Jersey  this  April!      Here  is  the  Info  Date:     Monday,  April  22  through  Sunday,  April  28,  2013  (7  Days)  Time:     Lunch  and/or  Dinner  Place:     Your  Restaurant/Café/Deli/Grocery/Wine  Shop    Restaurant  Cost:      Registration  $75.00.    

        Deadlines:               Participation  &  Payment  Deadline:  Friday,  March  1,  2013.           Please  note:  We  will  launch  our  media  campaign  on  Monday,  April  1,  2013.             Final  menus  are  due  to  our  office  no  later  than  Friday,  March  22,  2013.                  

Cost  to  Diners:  **NEW  IN  2013:  No  price  cap  on  meals  or  promotions,  please  keep  your  pricing  competitive.      Dinner  –  Prix  Fixe  3  Course  Menu    Prix  Fixe  may  also  include  entrée  supplements  at  an  additional  cost  or  2  for  1  pricing      Lunch  –  Signature  Sandwich    Get  creative  with  your  cuisine!  Craft  a  sandwich  for  lunch  that’s  perfect  for  diners  who  do  not  have  time  to  sit  for  a  multiple  course  meal.    Consider  adding  a  drink  or  a  side  to  complete  the  meal.  Make  it  available  for  Dine-­‐In  or  To-­‐Go!      Special  Promotion  –  Any  Lunch/  Dinner  Special  or  Promotion    This   option   is   reserved   for   those   restaurants   and   specialty   stores   that   do   not   have   a   restaurant  concept  that  allows  for  three  course  meals  at  dinner,  businesses  unable  to  craft  a  signature  sandwich  at  lunch  or  store  that  compliments  Restaurant  Week  (wine  and  liquor).    These  businesses  may  offer  a  special  promotion.    i.e.  2-­‐for-­‐1  /  buy  one  get  one  at  half  price  /  free  beverage  with  purchase  /  lunch  buffet    20%  discount  when  you  mention  Restaurant  Week  at  wine  and  liquor  stores  /  etc.    Restaurant  Week  Rules  Participating  restaurants  /  businesses  must  offer  a  special  promotion  and/or  prix  fixe  menu  everyday  during  Restaurant  Week*.  (4/22-­‐4/28)  *except  when  business  is  closed    Prix  fixe  menus  and  special  promotions  must  be  presented  to  all  patrons  with  a  la  carte  menu  and/or  posted  clearly  at  point  of  sale.    Menu  must  offer  minimum  of  two  options  for  appetizer,  entrée  and  dessert.    Tax,  gratuity  and  alcohol  not  included  in  lunch  special  or  dinner  prix  fixe  price.      Registration  is  not  complete  until  $75.00  payment  is  received.  All  fees  are  non-­‐refundable.  Failure  to  comply  will  result  in  exclusion  from  future  Restaurant  Weeks.      

 

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Allied  Beverage  Sponsor  Offer  Morristown  Restaurant  Week  will  feature  a  signature  Liquor  and  Wine  selection.      These  selections,  provided  through  Allied  Beverage  Group,  will  be  available  to  licensed  restaurants  and  retail  liquor  establishments.      Case  pricing  will  be  provided  through  our  contact:      Julie  Albertini  Manager  On-­‐Premise  Development  Allied  Beverage  Group,  LLC  600  Washington  Avenue  Carlstadt,  NJ    07072  Cell:  973.570.0153  Fax:    201.842.6323  [email protected]  

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Deadlines:  Participation  &  Payment  Deadline:     Friday,  March  1,  2013                   NO  EXCEPTIONS  WILL  BE  MADE  What  You  Get:    A  $10,000+  marketing  and  public  relations  campaign,  which  includes:    

• Advertisements  in  The  Star  Ledger  and  website  www.nj.com.  • Advertisements  in  Daily  Record.    • Four  (4)  weeks  of  NJ  Transit  Train  Station  advertisements  in  (total  four-­‐week  ridership):  Morristown  (196,720),  

Madison  (106,400),  Chatham  (105,000),  Bernardsville  (28,000),  Summit  (252,000),  and  Montclair  (77,840).      • Event   promotion   on  Morristown   Partnership   and   Downtown  Morristown   Restaurant  Week   Facebook   “Fan  

Page”  • Local  Food  Blog  postings.  • Press  releases  and  event  advertised  on  local  and  regional  on-­‐line  media  event  calendars.    • Email  blasts  to  all  Morristown  Partnership  contacts.  Option  for  you  to  submit  your  list  to  us  for  distribution  of  

email  blast.  • Collaterals   for   Participating   Restaurants:   Posters,   Window   Decals,   and/or   Table   Tents,   and   participating  

business  Restaurant  Guide*  for  distribution  to  your  customers.  • Morristown  Partnership  website.  Participating  Businesses  will  be:  

o Listed  by  Cuisine,  Lunch  and/or  Dinner  Participation,  Special  Promotion    o Contact  information  listed,  including  brief  description  of  business,  website  link.  

 Suggestions:  Think  about  offering  cooking  demonstrations  or  tastings,  give  out  a  special  recipe  or  post  one  on  your  website  during  Restaurant  Week,   invite   one   of   your   distributors/vendors,   offer   special   entertainment,   or   display   an   art   show   and  more!      What  We  Need:    

• Completed   2013  Morristown   Restaurant   Week   Participation   Form   and   your   $75.00   check   made   out   to:  Morristown  Partnership  or  credit  card  release  form.    

• Mail  to  Morristown  Partnership,  14  Maple  Avenue,  Suite  201,  Morristown  07960,  attention:  Restaurant  Week  by  Friday,  March  1,  2013  

• Email   [email protected]   your  daily   special  promotion  and/or  prix   fixe  menu,  8  ½”   x  11”   in  pdf  or  Word  document   format   by   Friday,   March   22,   2013.   Limited   staff,   unfortunately,   prevents   us   from   creating   this  document  for  you.  Thank  you  for  your  understanding.    

 Please  contact  Jennifer  Wehring:  [email protected],  with  any  questions  or  call  us  at:  973-­‐455-­‐1133.  We’re  happy  to  help  you  make  the  most  of  what  is  bound  to  become  a  “must”  annual  event!      Thank  you!    Morristown  Partnership        14  Maple  Avenue,  Suite  201  Morristown,  NJ  07960  Tel:  973-­‐455-­‐1133  Fax:  973-­‐455-­‐1147  www.morristown-­‐nj.org          

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