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Cookie and Gourmet Launch First-Ever Kids' Restaurant Week in New York City June 20-28, 2009

Posted on: Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 11:00 CDT

Best Restaurants in New York City to Participate

NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Conde Nast publications -- Cookie, the lifestyle magazine for the modern mom, and Gourmet, the magazine of good living -- jointly announced that they will unveil the first-ever Kids' Restaurant Week in New York City to celebrate the joys of eating out as a family. Pure Via, the all-natural, zero-calorie sweetener sponsors this inaugural Kids' Restaurant Week.

Carolyn Kremins, VP/publisher of Cookie, says, "Meals are an important time for families to spend together, and we are thrilled to be able to offer them this unique experience."

From June 20 through June 28, families with young children will have the opportunity to enjoy fine family dining at some of the best restaurants in New York City, including Artisanal, Blue Smoke, Dos Caminos, Otto, Primehouse NY, Ruby Foo's, Wildwood Barbeque, and Zarela. "This program is a great opportunity for children to have fun trying new foods while learning to make healthy choices that will last a lifetime," says Nancy Berger Cardone, VP/Publisher of Gourmet.

Throughout the week, participating restaurants will offer special discounts and fixed-price menus with dinner seating from 5 p.m to 7 p.m. Kids 11 and under will pay their age, while adults and children 12 and over will pay $29.00 each. A portion of the week's proceeds will be donated to the Food Bank of New York City and to the New York Center for Children.

For information on reservations and details on participating restaurants log on to www.kidsrestaurantweek.com. In addition families will also be able to make reservations online at Open Table (www.opentable.com) with the restaurants registered with the site.

Cookie is a family lifestyle magazine published by Conde Nast Publications, tailored to the sensibilities of parents with young children. Catering to a mom with a contemporary lifestyle, it covers fashion, travel, food, health and nutrition, home, and beauty in a modern way, giving moms permission to retain their "premotherhood" sense of style and adventure. www.cookiemag.com

Gourmet, the magazine of good living, celebrates the pleasures of dining, entertaining, and travel with an affluent and active audience of more than 5.8 million passionate readers each month. Gourmet is first to identify and report on America's changing epicurean landscape that will influence the way we eat, drink, and travel tomorrow. Gourmet presents authentic and unique experiences from around the globe, ranging from the everyday to the extraordinary, through award-winning journalism and photography by acclaimed writers and photographers. www.gourmet.com

Whole Earth Sweetener Company LLC is committed to providing natural alternatives to sugar and to helping people eat better and live healthier, more fulfilling lives. Formed in 2006, Whole Earth Sweetener Company LLC launched its first sweetener brand, Sweet Simplicity(r), in 2007, and the company continues to develop a vertically integrated business that will bring products that are perfectly natural and naturally pure from the farm to consumers. Whole Earth Sweetener Company LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merisant Company, the maker of Equal(r) and Canderel(r) and a global leader in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of tabletop sweeteners, with sales in over 100 countries. For more information, visit www.wholeearthsweetener.com.

SOURCE Cookie Magazine; Gourmet Magazine

Source: PR Newswire

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