Rotating on MessageSpace at the moment is an advert for a Champagne Barbecue at Labour Party Conference being sponsored by Forest, the pro-smoking lobby.
Am I the only one to think that a Champagne Barbecue sounds like the bastard hybrid child of two completely different events? A champagne reception should be a glamorous occasion, held in a ballroom (anywhere with a chandelier qualifies) with flutes of bubbly handed out by waiters from silver platters to men in dinner jackets and women in fine dresses. A barbecue should be a relaxed affair, held outside, with cans of cheap lukewarm lager and an assortment of over/under-cooked meat-related products getting cold on paper plates for men wearing shorts and t-shirts in between games of 5-a-side.
So a Champagne Barbecue? Juicy dripping burgers and white shirts are a recipe for disaster, and I can’t imagine champagne goes at all well with brown sauce. I can see the potential for a table-top football game involving Ferrero Roche chocolates though…
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True to their colours the pro-smoking lobby have come up with an event which not only allows you to smoke (being held outside) but optimises your opportunity to inhale, by adding a barbeque (fueled by tobacco?).
What is the point of drinking champagne (one of lifes’ real pleasures) when your taste buds will be numbed to the point of non-existence?
My menu for the day has to include smoked chicken, smoked salmon and smoked ham.
For the sake of your health DO NOT ATTEND THIS EVENT
Davd said this on September 26th, 2007 at 7:45 am