With the rest of the second course lest I become ill! I think we nibbled at the leftover white and double-dark chocolate pates for the better part of two days before we finished them off!Īnd then, last Saturday night, we used our last coupon for a triple date to a local bowling alley. The “second course” was pretty close to divine, but we couldn’t finish it,Īnd my last course, a chocolate truffle cake, went home in a box What a treat! Honestly, despite the fact that “chocolate on the face” was our family’s secret password when the kids were little (because we all loved chocolate so much), by the time we were done with our quart of “cha co lat” (hot chocolate with espresso, cinnamon, and loads of whipping cream served in champagne glasses from a silver-plated coffee pot), I was full. Then, a couple of weeks ago, we spent our second coupon on a “Chocolate Lovers Lunch” at the Chocolate Lounge in The Local Epicurean, which advertises “wild food for urban people” and specializes in 100% organic pastas and some very interesting cooking classes. We used our first coupon on a gourmet dinner at The Heritage Restaurant (which I reviewed in September). What a great way for people to discover new businesses and for establishments to increase their business. (Just google “Groupon” if you’re interested.) I got a 20% off 3-pack special on top of their usual special, which is about 50% off any time. Groupon has grown from its humble birth (offering half-priced pizza on the first floor of a Chicago building) just seven years ago into a global, e-commerce marketplace mammoth that boasts nearly 50 million subscribers in 45 countries who receive more than 400,000 services in 500 markets around the world! How’s that for success on steroids? I am so impressed! In fact, I was impressed enough to try it out.

Have you discovered “Groupon”? It’s an organization so named to blend the words “group” and “coupon” into one giant of a baby offering coupons for the e-savvy masses.

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