Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Bruce, Thanks for the well wishes from Benelux. Chinese restaurants in general do not rely on serving beverages as a large portion of their revenue. Also, they don't carry a tall wine list. Therefore, most of them allow customers to bring their own and, at the most, charge a nominal 'corkage'. Just as you said, it's a very common practice in ex-British colonies. Here in Vancouver, most restaurant proprietors came from Hong Kong. Hence, the tradition continues. Good for us! Cheers, Joe L. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of bruce Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 9:01 AM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] Update on Vancouver Swap Meet and Lugger's Dinner This Weekend May I, on behalf of your colleagues in the BeNeLux, wish you all a profitable swap meet .............. an evening with the ladies, to savour the culinary delights of that coastal city and to include a few steaks from a supposed 400Kg. halibut that lurks in those northern waters .......... to be washed down with beverages (alcoholic) from around the world. For Joe ........... corkage is a rare feature (to my knowledge, found only in Britain and its colonies and ex-colonies), of usually small restaurants, interested in the quality of their food and obtaining a sensible margin for it, rather than extracting further sums from its clientelle for stocking wines and serving them. I have enjoyed its benefits in the docklands of London and the east coast of Oz. Others? May your chop-sticks be well guided, Bruce. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information