I’m not licensed so I’ve decided to get into bed with Ten Green Bottles. Not literally, more’s the pity (a couple of handsome lads actually). Ten Green Bottles are a small bespoke wine company that offers an interesting and reasonably priced wine list. They’ve spent years in Italy and know the small producers. (Italy has had a reputation of keeping, rather than exporting, their good wine; Ten Green Bottles is changing this by sourcing great little regional wines).Each week I will tell them my menu so guests can order and pay for their wine from Ten Green Bottles and have it delivered directly here. I’ve tried several of their wines and they are all gorgeous, far better than the stuff you will get in your local offie or supermarket.
“What it to them?” I thought “it’s not costing them anything”.
Now I know better. The one thing that I hate more than anything else at The Underground Restaurant is providing glasses. They break easily and are a pain to wash, dry and store. Each guest uses at least three glasses. Do the maths. That’s a lot of glasses.
The great wine glass issue. I felt guilty the time I charged corkage….. but that's probably why I don't make any money.
That's a fantastic idea!
This is an unbelievably cunning plan – you are extremely clever 🙂
What a good idea. Porperly matched wine form small producers. Do you think they could do that for me for my own meals at home? 😉
Back when I was getting my master's, I was the President of the Wine Club. If I had known that being the President of the Wine Club meant washing 1000 glasses every other week, I never would have applied.
Tip: We were able to find these special dishwasher trays for the glasses. At the end of the night, we'd put the dirty glasses face down into the trays. Pop the trays into dishwasher at home, and then when you remove the trays, you automatically have clean glasses AND wine glass storage racks! Like these
http://www.thefind.com/appliances/info-dishwasher-stemware-rack
Would require a dishwasher of course.
Try a catering supply company?
Maybe for next time! I want to bring my boyfriend in the New Year!It was a lovely dinner on Saturday and wonderful to meet you by the way! 🙂 xxx
PS Dedicated my last entry to you and the night we had at yours on sat – twas gr8 fun! xxx