Bissextile Bubbly

Launching your bissextile bubbly the day after Gay Pride was a masterstroke as many of the beautiful people who washed up on the shores of Societi Bistro yesterday afternoon probably thought it had something to do with sex. Or even better, bi-sex. And it does, as MCC is beer goggles for the beautifulTM.

Which rather begs the question: why are the tasters who judge the stuff for the many local competitions so deeply unsexy? The Bard could have had SA MCC judges in mind when he penned “sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.” There is surely a gap in the market for good looking tasters and a good place to start would be the waitstaff at Societi.

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The guest selfie-ing herself with Connor would surely accede to his recommendation from the wine list. In the days when people still read, staff recommendations would be a feature of Exclusive Books. “What we’re reading” signs would populate the serried shelves. Surely the time has come for “what we’re drinking” cards on the tables. “Hello, my name is Storm and I’ll be your waitron this afternoon. With the tuna ceviche I recommend Alexandra de la Marque Krone.”

Let them do something to earn their tip. After all the waiter’s 10% is way more than the farmer who grew the grapes made on the deal.