The annual Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week, taking place Feb. 14 through Feb. 25 in 2024, will bring with it the return of the Fork & Knife Feast. This dining event has been on hiatus for the last few years of Restaurant Week, but will return on Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. as a “kickoff” to the week.
Happening at EPIC Event Center in Marion, the Fork & Knife Feast features all of the restaurants selected for Restaurant Week. At the event, the restaurants will be debuting samples of their Restaurant Week-specially-created culinary concoctions. For $75, attendees can sample all of the offerings.
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is currently accepting restaurant applications for participation in Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week, though the deadline is Dec. 21. To be a potential participant of Restaurant Week, businesses are required to be a member of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance.
Restaurants applying agree to the following:
- Fork & Knife Feast: provide samples for approximately 250 attendees
- Restaurant is located within the Cedar Rapids metro area, includes neighboring communities
- Become members of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, if not already
- Restaurant is independently owned and operated, no franchises or chains allowed
- Adhere to the event timeline dates outlined below
- Active participation in promotion of Restaurant Week 2024 before and throughout the week
- Provide special Restaurant Week sit-down menu for patrons throughout entire duration of Restaurant Week
- Provide menu item/s and any necessary logos, graphics, and photos by January 24.
- Promote Restaurant Week, as well as specific menu items, on all available channels (in-house, website, social media, etc.) from February 14- February 25, 2024.
- Provide net food sales revenue for Restaurant Week, February 16 – 25, 2023.
- Include Restaurant Week punch card with patron’s bills and provide stamps with purchases
Participating restaurants will be announced Jan. 23, 2024.
