Boston Restaurant Week is in full swing (it's from Aug. 19 to Aug. 24 and Aug. 26 to Aug. 31, which actually makes it two weeks), and Brookline--as usual--has a number of restaurants participating.

Six Brookline restaurants and four from Chestnut Hill are participating, a couple more from Brookline than in last year's line up, and all of the Chestnut Hill ones from the Winter restaurant week.

Despite some local enthusiasm, it seems a lot of people—chefs, diners and restaurant owners—love to gripe about Restaurant Week.

Atlantic Cities recently posted an article titled, "Why Restaurant Week Won't Die, Despite the Haters." It paints a picture of chefs phoning in menus of low quality, stingy "amateur eaters" stiffing waiters on tips and owners who lose money by participating.

Here in Boston, Boston.com has an article about how local chefs have struggled with rising food prices when preparing Restaurant Week menus.

What do you think? Is Restaurant Week a fun event you look forward to, or are you not a fan? Share with us in the comments section below.