To the restauranteurs and diners, thank you for making Silicon Valley Restaurant Week 2011 such a huge success.

See you again in fall 2012.

Over the weekend, be sure to share your food photos and dining experiences at participating restaurants on the SVRW Facebook page.

Happy eating everyone.

This is the day we’ve all been waiting for, the beginning of the tastiest week of the year. Over 50 restaurants from Morgan Hill to San Mateo will offer special three-course dinner menus for eight delicious days. Dine out at your favorite restaurants or try a new one.

View menus on the restaurant page, book a table, then…

Log off and eat.

Want a chance to win dining certificates? Post food photos taken at participating restaurants during Silicon Valley Restaurant Week to the SVRW Facebook wall. Best photo will win.

KFOX and Silicon Valley Restaurant Week are offering one lucky winner the chance to have lunch at his or her workplace with Greg Kihn next Wednesday. Food will be provided by SVRW participating restaurant, Reposado. Visit KFOX for the details.

Winner announced on Monday, 9/12.

Some restaurants have made their SVRW menus even more enticing by including specially-priced wine flights, beer tasting and even tequila samples.

Scroll through the list of restaurants and view the menus to find the drink specials.

We are expecting a huge turn out at many of the participating restaurants, so it is suggested that you book a table early.

Be sure to make reservations using the “Book a Table” button next to each restaurant listing on the Restaurant page. For those participants who do not have a button, please call direct.

In just 9 days restaurants all over the Valley will be offering delicious three-course menus at very special prices.

Click the restaurant tab, or grab a copy of the September 14th issue of Metro for restaurant descriptions and menus.

We’ve come a long way, the roads have been rough; but now, it’s time to eat. Every bite has a story and it’s only fair that you treat yourself to a bite of history. We owe a lot to the conquistadores, ruddy sailors bound for spice and glory, ancient salt miners, and the various idiot savants that combined exotic ingredients into what we call, “yummy food” today. If you want to see how far we’ve come, check out the illest poems ever written, “The Iliad.” Homer talks about some of the “feasts” those Kings had. Not much to write home about. Well, it was back then. Today, our culinary experience has turned from rudimentary to levels of complexity only equaled by…um, really cool and sophisticated stuff with blinking lights.

Have you ever heard the song, “Disorganized Fun,” by Ronald Jenkees? It’s the musical equivalent of what’s supposed to happen to your taste buds at a good restaurant. If you’re looking for a good time and a reason to be proud of what we, as human beings, have achieved, go out and eat. Remember, tomatoes and potatoes came from the area that is now Peru, not Europe, basil is a gift from India and pizza Margarita, is named after Queen Margherita of Savoy (and the tomato, mozzarella and basil represent the Italian flag).

This rotund spaceship has spent hundreds of millions of years developing ingredients for our culinary delight. Our little area of this earth has them all at your disposal and this September, you can sample many of these delights right here in the Valley during the tastiest week of the year, Silicon Valley Restaurant Week.

The culinary adventure begins September 14, 2011.

After eight delicious days, Silicon Valley Restaurant Week 2010 has come to an end. A big thank you to all of the diners, restaurants and sponsors who participated. Participating restaurants brought many new diners to their establishments to enjoy special menus at attractive fixed prices. It will be back next year!

2010 Participants: Affinity • Arcadia • Azúcar Latin Bistro • Billy Berk’s • Blowfish Sushi • Blue Mango • Bona Restaurant • California Cafe Los Gatos California Cafe Palo Alto • Cantankerous Fish • CITRUS Restaurant Clubhouse Restaurant & Sports Bar • E & O Trading Company • Eulipia Fahrenheit Restaurant & Lounge • Fish Market Palo Alto • Fish Market San Jose • Fish Market Santa Clara • Fontana’s Italian • Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi, Too! Ginger Cafe • Il Fornaio Palo Alto • Il Fornaio San Jose • Il Postale • Junnoon • Loft Bar & Bistro • Los Gatos Brewing Company • Mezcal • Morton’s The Steakhouse • Pagoda • Paolo’s • Parcel 104 • Park Place • Piatti • Quattro at the Four Seasons • Reposado • Restaurant Sent Sovi Silicon Valley Capital Club • Spencer’s for Steaks • Tapestry • The Grill on the Alley • Twist Cafe • Valeriano’s • Village Bistro & Wine Bar • Vin Santo • Wine Cellar • Yankee Pier • Zitune

Sponsors: 98.5 KFOX • Channel 92.3 • NBC Bay Area • Team San Jose • Opentable • Palo Alto Weekly Santa Cruz Weekly • LosGatos.com • SanJose.com • Metro Silicon Valley • Gates, Eisenhard & Dawson • DB Incorporated

Special thank you to: Bruce and Michael at the Capital Club • Greg Kihn • Tabi Dolan • Ryan Osterbeck • Aimee Escobar • Felipe Buitrago • Stett Holbrook • Liza Mock

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