Article: Baltimore's Restaurant Week launches Fri.

With more than 100 restaurants offering fixed-price lunches and dinners at below-normal prices, dining out during the recession will get a little easier when Baltimore Restaurant Week kicks off on Friday.

The "week" is actually 10 days long, lasting until Aug. 16. Participating restaurants will offer a three-course dinner for $30.09 with some also offering lunch for $20.09.

The event, which is in its fourth year, is sponsored by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Inc. and Visit Baltimore, formerly the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association. It kicks off with a "Crab Soup Stakes" competition on Thursday.

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