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
Pearson's Arms 
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Context : With family
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Second time, as location and room are interesting and convenient. Would have preferred a trouble-free evening, but was offered 25% discount, couldn't be bothered to argue.
It started uncomfortably and got worse: Kept waiting at reception as booking had not been transferred to table plan. Offered bread, never arrived for 15 mins until we asked, not "home-baked", 2 slices of pre-sliced granary. Waited 75 minutes for 2 pies, mash & green beans and a venison on noodles. Largely ignored during first 50 minutes, staff eventually apologised, 5 minutes was 20, 2 minutes was 10, offered more drinks, bread or olives, possibly 'complimentary' was there as well, but not very clearly, we demurred. Some staff tried,"problems with the printer"??? some were unnecessarily peremptory. Other diners, possibly known to the establishment, who arrived 30 minutes after us got served 3 courses and coffee before we were even asked about coffee. Blackboards empty, Menu basic and not much above pub-chain offerings, nothing like our previous visit in February; if the sauce on the venison had seen any sherry, it must have been on the shelf across the other side of the kitchen. Desserts-by which time we weren't in the best of moods-were the last straw - Dull. a plate of 5 or 6 chopped strawberries with a squirt of commercial coulis and a small knob of nondescript ice cream.