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dineLA Winter 2011 By the Numbers
Chef Brendan Collins of Waterloo & City participates in a promotional event ahead of dineLA in fall 2010 (Lindsay William-Ross/LAist)
If you were wondering how good dineLA Restaurant Week was this winter for the local economy, the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau shared some numbers today.
- 193,000 = how many diners participated
- 295 = how many restaurants participated
- $6.2 million = "boost to the local economy"
- 72% = "increase in covers over the last Winter 2010 event"
- 86% = particpating chefs and restaurants joining dineLA Restaurant Week this season who reported an increase in business
- 90% = ("nearly") that many who felt they attracted a new demographic during Winter 2011 dineLA Restaurant Week.
Some numbers that might matter more to you, and your future dining calendar: dineLA Restaurant Week will return this fall with two more weeks of dining deals October 2-7 and October 9-14, 2011.
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