Dining in Brooklyn Week Has Begun

It's finally here!! Some tips I'm making myself remember this time around:

1. Look at a the restaurant's wine list before you go. You'll cancel out the euphoria of three courses for $20 if you're washing it down with a hundred dollar bottle of wine.
2. Research. Just because a place is on the list doesn't mean it's worth your $23. (Los Pollitos, seriously? Shouldn't you be able to get three courses there for cheap, anyway?)
3. Commit to the prix fix menu. Sometimes, you can look at the Dining Week offerings online, so you won't get there and realize the only thing you're craving is a $70 cut of steak that doesn't come with dessert or an entree.

I highly recommend Applewood, Blue Ribbon and A Di La from this year's list-- although none of those are particularly inexpensive wine-wise. I'm hoping to try some of the places in Williamsburg, as well as Chez Oscar in Fort Greene.