Savoring Sarasota’s Restaurant Week Before Sunrise

[Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist]

I woke up at 4 a.m. laden with thoughts of all the tasks still to be tackled before I complete my move to a new home tomorrow. Instead of futilely wrestling to go back to sleep, I decide that the only smart thing to do is to get up and start packing. Yet, over a cup of middle-of-the night coffee, I remember the thing that’s really been weighing on my mind all week; I haven’t had time to read the menus for Savor SarasotaRestaurant Week! It’s time I got my priorities straight! I couldn’t bear for one more friend to mention the deliciously-sounding restaurant menus they read online without knowing the details. Now both my coffee cup and the moving boxes stand empty and my mouth is watering. And I’m almost as excited about Savor Sarasota as I am about my new home (and that’s pretty darned excited)!

In case you, too, have been buried in a fog, Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week is a 14 day event beginning June 1 through June 14 where over 30 of the area’s restaurants offer multi-course meals for exceptional prices: $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner! My phone’s been ringing off the hook with the Foxy Foodies calling to make sure we schedule multiple restaurant outings. If anyone wants to join a ladies night out, join the Foxy Foodies group on the site and let us know.

As for me, I’m planning on savoring Sarasota’s wonderful restaurants daily. No woman should have to cook for the first two weeks in her new home, right? Now that’s a smart move!
But for now, I’ve got to start packing. If you’re lucky enough to be enjoying the week-end, indulge yourself by reading the menus listed at savorsarasota.org and start looking ahead for a scrumptious two weeks!