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eating our way out of the 'recession blues' ... | Added: 5/1/2009 |
We're all 'recessioned out' ...
Ugh what a year ... we're well stuck into the 7 lean years... but instead of Pharaoh, it's Gordon Brown & I'm SURE he doesn't know what he's doin' ! Great Britain Ltd is quite broke and borrowing from whoever will lend, but for some weird reason, Captain Brown thinks the way to get back on top is to spend like there's no tomorrow and INCREASE the indebtedness ! GB is now in the worst position of ANY of the G8 countries and so our liquor tax has gone up AGAIN... Why has he increased tax on alcohol twice in a year ... can't be to counter inflation, as there isn't any inflation ... actually we're entering DEFLATION. Relentless duty increases are on top of the collapse of sterling, making all imports up to 40% more expensive, as well as the obvious effects of the recession on demand... a true triple whammy! The bright side of the cloud ? With competitors going bust at record rates, there'll be more for those of us left standing after the cloud of recession has passed... some bright side !! Took my Lady Wife out for dinner the other night (actually she's a Lawyer & she took me)... went to 'The Green Room' in West Hampstead... run by Kelly & Laurent. The walls are whitewashed and there's no green at all, but the food is F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S ... at least 3 of the 4 dishes we tried were memorable. The wild mushroom and rocket risotto, with parmesan slivers was sensational. So too was the salmon terriyaki, and the spinach was so amazing we sent down to ask how the Chef seasoned it ..."Sorry Monsieur ... Chef doesn't want to give up his recipe !...". Eventually we learned that he added grated nutmeg ! Wow, who would ever think of grated nutmeg on spinach... a genius. One of the few restaurants we have visited and would REALLY want to re-visit. Any negatives ? I wish we could get table cloths back on to restaurant tables like in the olden days ! Polished / varnished wood is nice enough, but a crisp clean white , pink, pale-blue linen table cloth is worth another £3 on the bill. We're two staff lighter, we've cut back hard on advertising and exhibitions,BUT we're still in business! In sheer defiande, I guess we may go out for dinner again NEXT week too (especially if Arsenal stays in the UEFA Cup) ... Oooh to Oooh to be, oooh to be a Goooooner ...
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