Author: ThorBeast

With our son’s wedding reception looming on the horizon, we found ourselves in the need of supplying a bottle of premium Chinese liquor on every table in the dinner hall. Twelve tables in all. We’ve been shopping around, and CarreFour has the best deals on Liquor. Plus you can sample them before you buy! So we emptied their stock of premium Maotai, picked up a couple bottles of aged Havana Club, and a whole bunch of free stuff for our extravagance. Because we cleared them out of this brand of Maotai, which included an already-opened (but barely used) bottle, they Continue Reading →

From my hometown in America, Häagen-Dazs is an afterthought in a mall attached to a cookie vendor storefront. Order a scoop in a cup or cone and go. Here it is a dinning experience. The restaurant was packed, but few were eating. Most people were sitting and chatting or talking on their cell phones. We stood in line and were assigned a number. For our patience, we were give small cups of free coffee (probably from the Starbucks just next door). Once seated, we were given full menus of ice cream dishes, drinks and seasonal favorites. My wife chose the Continue Reading →