Deals of the day: Restaurants, cookware

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Whether you're craving wings or filet mignon, you can find it for only $20.10. Monday kicks off Restaurant Week 2010. If you're a foodie like News 4's Melissa Holmes, this is one of your favorite weeks of the year.

This is your opportunity to try out new restaurants, especially those restaurants you thought may have been out of your price range. You can find the $20.10 deals on Localrestaurantweek.com .

Buffalo Chophouse for example is offering your choice of an 8 oz. filet mignon, a 14 oz. frenched pork chop, a salmon filet with dill sauce or a lemon thyme free range chicken breast served with mashed potatoes and broccoli. Another one of my favorite steakhouses, Black and Blue Steak and Crab, the steak comes with salad and desert for $20. Many restaurants offer a glass of wine with the meal as well. You can check out the menus for all 175 restaurants participating in Restaurant Week right here .

If you'd rather cook at home, here's a great deal for you. It's the Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless Steel 12 piece cookware set. It comes with a one and a half quart, two quart and three quart saucepans with covers for each, eight-quart covered stockpot; wight-inch skillet; 10-inch skillet; three and a half quart covered sauté pan.

It has great ratings and reviews from current users. The set has a retail value of $499, Holmes found it on Amazon.com for only $139.99.

That is almost 70% off and it's free shipping. If you have a deal you'd like to share, email me at dealoftheday@wivb.com .