July 4th's Culinary Fireworks at New York City's Pera Mediterranean Brasserie - All You Can Eat (and Drink) Barbecue Bargain

    NEW YORK, NY, June 24, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Not all of July 4th's traditional fireworks are those in the sky; the thrill of the earthbound flaming grill is just as synonymous with Independence Day celebrations as high altitude pyrotechnics. So one New York City restaurant, midtown Manhattan's highly acclaimed Pera Mediterranean Brasserie, will present a barbecue bonanza at a bargain price in honor of the year's most patriotic holiday. Pera's dining room's dominating 10-foot grill will work overtime July 4th (the 3rd too), preparing Pera's Boundless Bargain Barbeque - all the hanger steak, chicken brochette, lamb ribs, the restaurant's signature lamb Adana (hand-chopped lamb seasoned with a proprietary blend of Mediterranean spices, cooked on a long flat skewer) and marinated shrimp celebrants can consume, accompanied by equally limitless servings of bulgur pilaf and yoghurt and cucumber "cacik." Their appetites will be whet by three mezes - warm hummus with housemade lavash chips, tomato and onion salad with pomegranate vinaigrette and watermelon and feta salad with sweet basil dressing - replenished according to their whim. And for the sweet finale, July 4th Weekend Boundless Bargain Barbecue-ists will indulge in Pera's Independence Day Sundae - vanilla gelato, candied pistachios, chocolate sauce, whipped cream and fresh cherries. All for only $19!

Another optional $19 entitles Boundless Bargain Barbequers to unlimited beer, house red and white wines, soft drinks and Pera's Watermelon Mojito, inspired by another July 4th culinary staple, watermelon. The classic rum, mint, sugar, lime, and sparkling water concoction infused with fresh watermelon juice and garnished with a slice of the cocktail's eponymous fruit.

Presented from 1 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4, Pera's Boundless Bargain Barbeque is just $19 for all the meze, meat, poultry, shrimp, sides and dessert participants can eat; $38 to incorporate all the beer, house wine, soft drinks and Watermelon Mojitos they can drink. For more information and reservations, please call 212-878-6301or visit www.peranyc.com. Pera Mediterranean Brasserie is in the heart of midtown Manhattan, just steps from Grand Central Terminal at 303 Madison Avenue, between 41st and 42nd Streets.

The city's leading Eastern Mediterranean restaurant and New York's most lamb-centric restaurant with more than a dozen lamb-loaded options, Pera Mediterranean Brasserie serves lunch and dinner Monday through Friday, brunch and supper - including the city's only weekly lamb roast on - Saturday and Sunday.

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