07/01/2011
Rock and roll icon, Kiss, opening a café in Las Vegas
Rockers, Kiss, have decided to expand their growing franchise empire even more by breaking way into Sin City with a rockin’ coffeehouse.
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The LasVegas Sun reports that the Kiss Coffeehouse is gaged to open the following yearin Las Vegas and pledges to share the same theatrics as the band itself. Thenew café will surely be based on Kiss’ first outlet inMyrtle Beach, South Carolina. Here, the band installed themed props throughoutthe café including genuine guitars and 20-foot (6 meter) tall smoking platformboots. Thedeveloper of the Kiss Coffeehouse states that the Las Vegas location is thenext step in the franchise’s expansion to other locals such as Hollywood, NewYork, and Orlando. The currentlocation at Myrtle Beach offers the usual coffeehouse favourites includinglattes, cappuccinos, teas, and also the “Frozen Rockuccino” for $6. In the meantime, another group of rock and roll icons have announced their own invasion ofthe beverage world with a new wine selection. TheAustralian rockers, AC/DC, are collaborating with fellow Aussie and winery,Warburn Estate to create multiple bottles that take the names of some of theband’s most famous songs such as the “You Shook Me All Night Long” Muscat andthe “Highway to Hell” Cabernet Sauvignon. Kiss and AC/DC are not the only iconic rock groupswho have decided to transform their names into franchise brands during theirperiods of post fame. The Rolling Stones and the Beatles both created smallempires around the world: The Stones having gained instant recognition fortheir tongue symbol and the boys of Liverpool having sold memorabilia rangingfrom alarm clocks to bags, fridge magnets to mugs
The Las Vegas Sun reports that the Kiss Coffeehouse is gaged to open the following year in Las Vegas and pledges to share the same theatrics as the band itself. The new café will surely be based on Kiss’ first outlet in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Here, the band installed themed props throughout the café including genuine guitars and 20-foot (6 meter) tall smoking platform boots.
The developer of the Kiss Coffeehouse states that the Las Vegas location is the next step in the franchise’s expansion to other locals such as Hollywood, New York, and Orlando.
The current location at Myrtle Beach offers the usual coffeehouse favourites including lattes, cappuccinos, teas, and also the “Frozen Rockuccino” for $6.
In the mean time, another group of rock and roll icons have announced their own invasion of the beverage world with a new wine selection.
The Australian rockers, AC/DC, are collaborating with fellow Aussie and winery, Warburn Estate to create multiple bottles that take the names of some of the band’s most famous songs such as the “You Shook Me All Night Long” Muscat and the “Highway to Hell” Cabernet Sauvignon.
Kiss and AC/DC are not the only iconic rock groups who have decided to transform their names into franchise brands during their periods of post fame. The Rolling Stones and the Beatles both created small empires around the world: The Stones having gained instant recognition for their tongue symbol and the boys of Liverpool having sold memorabilia ranging from alarm clocks to bags, fridge magnets to mugs
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Context : As a couple
Ratings details
Huge and very rich wine list + intimate settings.
We had dinner recently at the restaurant for two persons - my wife and myself. It was second time there and first for dinner. To be honest, expectations were not met. The ambience didn`t compensate deception about crucial service mistakes. Sommelier tried to serve me a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino 2003 from different producer instead the one I ordered to him. He didn`t explain any reasons or even say sorry to me. I ordered Brunello di Montalcino from Poggio Antico 2003 while sommelier showed different producer and the same vintage. Later, I found out why. It was the last bottle of fine 2003 vintage they have. When I asked him to serve me exactly the wine I ordered he was obviously sad about this and disappeared for a long time. At the same time waiters served us with starters despite empty glasses!!! There were my wife`s empty glass awaiting on the dining table and a half bottle of Krug to be poured into on the sommelier tray plus mine empty red wine glass. At this moment sommelier was opening the bottle of red wine nearby. Furthermore, he served me red wine first, that decanted it and only after he filled in the glass to be enjoyed by my best part. Finally, the half bottle of Krug champagne was waiting on the serving table for at least 10 minutes while sommelier changed the red wine bottle. Nobody didn`t offer some champagne to my spouse while we enjoyed two compliments from the Chef before the starters arrived. During the dinner nobody took care of our table and didn`t asked about the quality of meal served while collecting plates. Only after the bill was paid off I was indifferently asked the regular question – How was everything? The meal was good quality (but nothing special regarding 2 Michelin stars and enormous 540 pounds dinner for two bill) compared to awful service that night. We had Mackerel, scallop, pine nut, yuzu + Turbot, leek, wild garlic, madeira and Veal sweetbread, wet polenta, shitake + Cumbrian lamb, aubergine, artichoke, peppers. Not to mention one of the compliments from the Chef was hen (chicken) balls looked like carcinogen stuff from KFC. Finally, overall experience and value for money I can’t tell that it was “the best restaurant experience ever” as it is stated on the restaurants official site http://www.marcus-wareing.com/home. Best regards, John Smith.