NEW YORK, N.Y., January 7, 2010 - Blackboardeats.com (www.blackboardeats.com), a free email newsletter and website providing diners with exclusive deals at highly-regarded restaurants, will launch in New York City today following the successful debut in Los Angeles this September. The site is the first of its kind to offer subscribers access to discounts of 30% or greater, delivering exceptional value and driving business to participating restaurants. From high-end feasting to hidden gems, a dedicated staff of seasoned food professionals feature a different restaurant twice weekly. Each review is accompanied by a specific restaurant deal with a proprietary passcode available for 24 hours that the subscriber can use for up to one month.

The user-friendly design, pedigree of food-obsessed editors and writers, and highly coveted specials make Blackboardeats.com a trusted resource for navigating the city's dynamic dining scene with insider benefits. Food lovers not only have deep discounts on meals, cooking classes and take-out but delicious incentives such as a complimentary bottle of wine, wine flight, cheese and salumi plate, dessert, or private happy hours at top-tier restaurants and neighborhood favorites, and the New York launch starts today with 30% off dinner at the popular Tribeca eatery The Harrison. Blackboardeats.com will also be hosting exclusive preview parties for subscribers, offering first-looks and early access to some of New York City's newest restaurants before they open.

"We're thrilled to introduce BlackboardEats to restaurant-savvy New Yorkers," says Blackboardeats.com founder and editor-in-chief Maggie Nemser, former Yahoo! food editor. "Working directly with restaurateurs to hand-select the best offers for our subscribers motivates diners to venture out and try new restaurants, and reminds them to visit old favorites. Everybody benefits."

Blackboardeats.com was founded by former Yahoo! food editor Maggie Nemser, and the New York City operations will be headed-up by former Gourmet travel editor William Sertl. The editorial team includes writers who have contributed to publications such as Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Epicurious, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, and Zagat. In 2010, Blackboardeats.com will expand beyond Los Angeles and New York City to cities other across the country.

For more information on Blackboardeats.com, please contact Ilana Alperstein at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  or 212.982.8300 x-103.