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Triangle Restaurant Week Coverage

Triangle Restaurant Week is June 5-11, 2023, and will include more than 40 restaurants.



Summer version of Triangle Restaurant Week is here

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Inflation struggles are impacting restaurants, but Triangle Restaurant Week is helping some local restaurants during a tough season.

SUGGEST SPENDING FELL SHARPLY AS 2022. CAME TO AN END. >> INFLATION STRUGGLES ARE IMPACTING RESTAURANTS AND PEOPLE WHO ENJOY GOING OUT TO EAT. BUT RIGHT NOW YOU CAN FIND DEALS AT DOZENS OF PLACES DURING TRIANGLE RESTAURANT WEEK. WRAL'S NIA HARDEN IS LIVE IN APEX THIS MORNING WITH HOW THIS EVENT IS HELPING SOME LOCAL RESTAURANTS DURING A TOUGH SEASON 9. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. WILL YOU WILL SEE A FULL LIST OF RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATING. THIS BEING ONE OF THEM HERE. DORA TEASE IRISH PUB AND RESTAURANT IN APEX. IT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY RESTAURANTS THAT RELY ON THIS WEEK TO HELP THEM THROUGH THEIR SLOWEST TIME OF THE YEAR. THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF INFLATION, SOME CHANGES WERE MADE TRIANGLE RESTAURANT WEEK. ORGANIZERS SAY NATIONWIDE INFLATION FOR SOME RESTAURANTS TO INCREASE SPECIALS BY $5 FOR 3 COURSE MEAL STAFFING HAS ALSO BEEN A CHALLENGE THIS YEAR, ONLY 50 RESTAURANTS ARE PARTICIPATING. THAT'S DOWN BY HALF. FOR BUSINESS OWNERS. RESTAURANT WEEK HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET MORE PEOPLE IN THE DOOR. ORGANIZERS SAY USUALLY GENERATES 1.6 MILLION DOLLARS IN EXTRA REVENUE. >> IT'S ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS BRINGING NEIGHBORS WRITES ABOUT PEOPLE IN RALEIGH, MURDERING PEOPLE AND THEY'RE GOING AROUND TO TRY SOMETHING NEW OR SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE TRIANGLE IN CHAPEL HILL APEX. AND I DO. IT'S ABOUT GETTING OUT AND SUPPORTING NEIGHBORS AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO DO THAT THEN FEED AND TRYING TO RUSH OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO, WE MIGHT THE TRIANGLE AS A WHOLE. >> THIS MORNING ON FOX 50 AT 8 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM ONE OF THE RESTAURANT OWNERS ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEEING A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE'LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU SOON. AND WE ALSO HAVE A FULL LIST. IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE WRAL NEWS APP. NIA

Triangle Restaurant Week to help businesses amid inflation, staffing challenges

Inflation struggles are impacting restaurants and people who enjoy going out to eat, but right now you can find deals at dozens of places during Triangle Restaurant Week.

'It's about getting out and supporting neighbors': Triangle Restaurant Week helps local restaurants amid inflation

Triangle Restaurant Week got underway Monday, with more than 45 restaurants participating. 



Triangle Restaurant Week is underway with 45+ restaurants 

Triangle Restaurant Week wraps up Sunday. A number of popular eateries offered their best.

AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO KEEP THE COSTS DOWN. TRIANGLE RESTAURANT WEEK WRAPS UP TODAY. A NUMBER OF POPULAR EATERIES OFFER THEIR BEST AND WRAL'S MICHELLE MACKONOCHIE SPOKED TO ONE THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. >> HEY FOODIES, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF TRIANGLE RESTAURANT WEEK AND NO FOE IN 5 POINTS IS ON THAT LIST. WE'RE GOING TO HEAD INSIDE TO SEE WHAT'S COMING. >> KIND OF A FOODIE CROWD IN RALEIGH HUNGRY YET IF SO, NO FO HAS YOU COVERED? WE HAD TO DO THIS WEEK. WE HAD FRESH FLOUNDER. WE HAD RED SNAPPER OR IS SHRIMP AND GRITS IS YOUR THING. THEY HAVE THAT TO HEAD CHEF. DAN. GREAT LOVE TRIANGLE. RESTAURANT WEEK. HE'S BEEN DOING IT FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS. I'M JOY. I HAVE I HAVE FUN WITH THE KIDS. ARE REGULARS A CHANCE TO ENJOY DIFFERENT THINGS EVERY NIGHT AND FROM JUNE 6 THROUGH JUNE 12, LOCALS HAD A CHANCE TO DO JUST THAT. 55 RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR, INCLUDING ONES IN RALEIGH, CHAPEL HILL, DURHAM AND KERRY. BUT ORGANIZERS SAY THAT'S LESS THAN THEY HAD LAST YEAR. GRACE SAYS IT'S DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS 15 YEARS HAS A VERY LATELY WITH THE INFLATION AND ALL THAT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF PRICE AND PORTION THINGS CORRECTLY THAT. >> KIND OF KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES AND TO REMAIN PROFITABLE THAT KEEP YOUR CUSTOMERS HAPPY. AND COMING BACK. >> AND CHEF SAYS HE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT RESTAURANT WEEK, WHICH IS IN JANUARY OF 2023. IN RALEIGH, MICHELLE MACKONOCHIE, WRAL NEWS. >> MICHELLE LEFT US WITH SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS BECAUSE OF LABOR SHORTAGES AND A 9% INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES. SOME RESTAURANTS CHOSE TO PICK A HIGHER PRICE POINT FOR THEIR

Triangle Restaurant Week wraps up 

Inflation, labor shortages had effect on Triangle Restaurant Week

Triangle Restaurant Week returns Monday, June 6 through Sunday, June 12. 



55 restaurants participating in Triangle Restaurant Week 

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill

Triangle Restaurant Week kicks off Monday, featuring special deals and fixed price menus at more than 40 local eateries.

ANYTHING CHANGES. IN THE MEANTIME WE TRACK ANOTHER ROUND OF ARCTIC AIR. TEMPERATURES GO BACK DOWN WEDNESDAY AND WE HAVE A COMING UP. >> SEE YOU THEN. A >>> RESTAURANT WEEK IS BACK BUT THERE ARE CHANGES. >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT LINEUP YOU WILL NOTICE A NUMBER OF THEM HAVE OPTED OUT AND NOT JUST SHOWCASES THE STRAIN ON ANOTHER NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS THIS YEAR. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR THAT RESTAURANT OWNERS ANTICIPATE. >> WE ARE VERY EXCITED, IT WAS ALWAYS OUR FAVORITE WEEK OF THE YEAR. >> INFLATION RISING, LABOR SHORTAGES AND RESTAURANTS ARE TRYING TO MAKE SAVES. VOICE COSTS ARE GOING UP AND TRANSLATES INTO HIGH COSTS FOR CONSUMERS. >> TRIANGLE RESTAURANTS WEEKENDS 90 TO 100 RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATING. DURING THIS ROUND, 60 RESTAURANTS SIGNED UP AND SOME DROPPED OUT BECAUSE THE PRICE OF MEAT IS TOO HIGH. >> THESE PRICES ARE TOO TOO HIGH TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME CASES. SO IN ORDER TO COMBAT IT, WE LOOK AT THE RESTAURANT OUT THERE AND SAID WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE IT BETTER. >> THERE ARE CHANGES THIS YEAR. SOME RESTAURANTS OFFERING TO COURSE MEALS INSTEAD OF THREE- COURSE MEALS AND SOME SPECIALS HAVE INCREASED BY FIVE DOLLARS TO IN REFLECT INFLATION. AND THEN THERE IS THE SHORTAGE PROBLEM. SOME RESTAURANTS AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH WORKERS. THIS IS STILL A PANDEMIC SITUATION. >> HE HAS INCREASE THE PAY OF WORKERS TO KEEP STAFF BUT DESPITE THE STRAIN THIS WEEK COULD BE A BIG BOOST FOR LOCAL RESTAURANTS. >> WE SURVIVED AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HOST PEOPLE AGAIN IN OUR SPACES. >> STAYING OPTIMISTIC. WE KNOW THERE ARE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT COMFORTABLE GOING INSIDE A RESTAURANT. THAT'S WHY NUMBER OF THESE RESTAURANTS THIS WEEK ARE OFFERING TAKE-HOME MEALS AND THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND AS YOU KNOW ENJOY A GREAT MEAL. >> ADJUSTING TO EVERYWHERE THEY

Triangle Restaurant Week returns with changes 

On Monday morning, dozens of Triangle restaurants are preparing for an an event that traditionally leads to a surge in business. 



Labor shortages dampen Triangle Restaurant Week

Triangle Restaurant Week shrinks amid labor shortages.

Triangle Restaurant Week starts today, but this year not as many places are taking part - and the pandemic is to blame for the mounting challenges.

<p>SITUATION FOR THE FOLKS WHO JUST BOUGHT IT. &gt;&gt;&gt; RIGHT NOW DOZENS OF TRIANGLE RESTAURANTS PREPARING FOR AN EVENT THAT TRADITIONALLY LEADS TO A SURGE IN BUSINESS. TRIANGLE RESTAURANT WEEK STARTS TODAY, AND THIS YEAR, NOT AS MANY PLACES TAKING PART IN THE PANDEMIC. NIA HARDEN LIVE TO EXPLAIN THE MOUNTING CHALLENGES. &gt;&gt; Reporter: COVID-19 HAS CHANGE THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IN REBOUNDING FOR MANY OF THESE RESTAURANTS HAS BEEN TOUGH. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, THE SIGNS THAT ARE POSTED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS AROUND OUR AREA, TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT ONLY 25 RESTAURANTS IN RALEIGH ARE PARTICIPATING THIS WEEK. IN DURHAM, JUST 10. THE EVENTS FOUNDER SAYS THE STAFF SHORTAGES, AND THE PRICE OF MEAT INCREASING BY 20% HAS AFFECTED RESTAURANTS. MANY THAT KEEP CAPACITY LOW AND CUT HOURS TO HANDLE THE SHORTAGE. RESTAURANT WEEK FUNDS THROUGH BRETT KNESE AND YOU CAN GO TO WRAL.COM OR THE WRAL NEWS APP .</p>

Triangle Restaurant Week shrinks amid labor shortage

Get a peek at the restaurants participating in the 2020 Triangle Restaurant Week. (Courtesy of Triangle Restaurant Week)

Preview: Triangle Restaurant Week

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