Well, the most polarizing holiday in America is coming up soon: Valentine’s Day. Come Friday, some co-workers at One Fat Frog will be enjoying their candies and flowers and all of that while others are wondering will you at least let me have some of your candy?
Valentine’s Day is the day when couples are obligated to prove that they love each other and when singles hate every couple they know. And how do you prove that you love your spouse or significant other? By spending money on them, of course. At least, that’s what I’ve learned from those commercials for the Jared Galleria of Jewelry, Lexus, and 1-800-Flowers. One common Valentine’s Day date is to go to a fancy restaurant for dinner, so what can be a better way of showing your love than spending $30,000 for a meal?
Nothing. Nothing can be better than that, according to the owner of Pera Mediterranean Brasserie, a swanky restaurant on Madison Avenue in New York City. On Valentine’s Day, the restaurant is offering a once-in a lifetime experience. You get a nine-course meal that features ingredients high in aphrodisiacs (I’m guessing they taste pretty good, too. You can eat your oyster, caviar, molten lava cake, and more in a secluded room while being serenaded by a harpist. Once you’re done dining, you then take a cab to the Ritz Carlton, where your suite is included. If you want to pop the question, though, a ring isn’t part of the deal. You need to come up with that on your own.
So if you’re in New York and want to ask your girlfriend to marry you, and you have $30,000 to spend, maybe dinner at Pera Mediterranean Brasserie is a good way to spend your Valentine’s Day. And if you’re not in New York, if you’re already spending that much money, why not book a flight to New York as well?
And Pera, since I’m trying to send business your way, can you give me this package on the house? I may be a single Frog, but I think even I can talk a girl into going to your restaurant with me if I can offer all of this. So let me know. I’m available. I don’t have any plans for Friday night except eating Ramen noodles on my couch while petting my dog and catching up on Parks and Recreation episodes on my DVR.