by the glass

[Jerry D Mead]

Take your children to restaurants owned by European nationals and you usually won't have a problem...they believe in family dining, and the Frenchmen would permit dogs too if the law allowed.

When they're very young, I probably would start them out at slightly more casual places...Mexican restaurants, spaghetti joints...and if going to really classy white tablecloth places early on in the training...I'd dine very early, when the restaurant first opens (5-6pm) and before the children have a chance to tire.

Re the Gillespie plan...it's a generic ad campaign which is destined to fail. I can't believe the slogan chosen "What are you saving it for?" is going to sell wine to people who don't already drink it.

Here's a better one...might even crack a smile...how about "Wine! It's not just for breakfast anymore."

Or, "Wine! You don't have to get out the crystal" And then show attractive, fun-loving young people drinking out of jelly glasses, beer mugs, coffee cups...whatever.

I keep pitching, but they still haven't made me Wine Czar. Curmy would solve all problems.

JDM