On Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:37:21 -0600, Dickr > wrote:

>Yesterday was my wife's birthday and we went to a local upscale
>restaurant for dinner where she would get a free bottle of wine
>because it was her birthday. Anyway ...
>She ordered lamb, I ordered prime rib, and we requested a bottle of
>Pinot Noir. The waitress came and told me they were out of prime rib
>so I substituted a sirloin steak. We got our order and the steak,
>although done medium rare was tough. A manager came over and asked
>if the steak was OK, I replied that it was tough, but I'll take it
>home, slice it thin, marinade it and make fajitas. He said he would
>take it off our bill.
>The free wine was a 2008 Pillow Rd Pinot Noir, Sonoma, CA and it was
>very tasty.
>I later checked the Pillow Rd winery and discovered that our wine
>sells for $47 US at the winery and fewer than 600 cases were made.
>
>Our total bill was $38 US but we left a very generous tip.
>
>We'll go back to that restaurant on my birthday, that's coming soon,
>and I'll ask if they have prime rib when I walk in the door!
>
>Dick in MN
>
>
A deal like that could almost persuade me to move back to Minnesota!
:-)