Posted on 12/01/2004 8:33:46 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
New York hotel offers 10,000-dollar martini
Wed Dec 1,12:22 PM ET Offbeat - AFP
NEW YORK (AFP) - New York's Algonquin Hotel, once the haunt of 1920s literarti like Dorothy Parker, is making a fresh bid for notoriety by offering a 10,000-dollar martini cocktail.
The vodka, vermouth and olives are much the same as in any martini, but the twist lies in the "ice" -- in this case a diamond from the hotel's in-house jeweler, the Daily News reported Wednesday.
So far, no guest has had the stomach or the chequebook required to order a "Martini on the Rock," but hotel general manager Anthony Melchiorri told the newspaper that he was hoping to catch some wealthy suitors looking for a unique marriage proposal.
The cocktail, with the diamond nestling in the bottom of the glass, must be ordered three days in advance and the final price can vary according to the size and quality of the diamond.
In the inter-war period, the Algonquin was famous for hosting it's "round table" regulars led by Parker, whose oft-quoted witticisms included: "I love a martini -- but two at the most. Three, I'm under the table; four, I'm under the host."
What if instead of saying yes, she just drinks it? :')
Sip it slowly and don't gargle.
Only a true coward would use a third-party for such action. Romance is not part of the equation.
Trust me on this.
I think Woody Allen already did something like this in "Everyone Says I Love You." The bride-to-be swallowed the ring and had to go to the hospital to have it removed.
just damn.
There's another NYC hotel that serves a $1,000 martini. But the cost is because of the rare liquor, not the diamond. The $10,000 martini is probably a better deal, as long as the hotel's margin on the diamond isn't too high. At least you walk away with something.
Wow! Just think of the National Sales Tax on that!!!
-PJ
This could be interesting.
"Darling, I love you so much that I know you won't choke on that 1/10 carat diamond chip that you just swallowed. Please be careful in the bathroom tomorrow morning."
I think it's a cool way to propose, I'd do it.
True.... if tacky.
Sorry friend I wholeheartedly disagree. The only way a man can propose to a woman (call me conservative) is one-on-one (no audience) invitation to share your life forever with the person you love. I've spent three decades in F&B and if you want some third-party examples of the biggest losers in society FR mail me. Asking someone to spend the rest of your with you is private if you respect the person you are asking.
It's not about you, (audience) it's about her, (commitment).
A diamond ring attached to the hand of a teddy bear works well, also...
Did you actually read the article? There's a diamond in the ice cube. That's why it's so much money. Yikes. Lazamataz once had a tagline which read: "posting on FR without reading the article since 1999!) I think alot of people can have that tagline, myself included at times :)
Yeah, I think we were all wondering about the size of the diamond/cost of the diamond.
You imply that no one can be around when you ask a woman to spend the rest of her life with you. I disagree. One certainly need not be secluded to propose marriage. It's a very special thing, but not necessarily something that can't be viewed by others. Furthermore, the unabashed and public display of love and commitment to a woman is most definitely not cowardly, regardless of how you define a third party.
damn,now I have a mess to clean up and a waisted mouthfull of ice tea to boot!
There's one born every minute....
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