Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It was also very common around Lawrenceville, NJ, when I lived there 1990-95. I think it had to do with the cost and difficulty of acquiring a liquor license. Nathan Joe Leung wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog