Ritz-Carlton-Beijing, where the magic never ends - Food and Wine Gala Dinner
Remember when you would dress up as a child and go to visit family on a Sunday afternoon? A time when you would wear your best shoes because you were going to a special place? Remember when life was not as casual as it is today and you would take extra time, looking in the mirror a little longer, making sure everything is in place? Remember when you would look forward to going to a restaurant with mummy and daddy because you would be allowed to sit at the big table? Or how about going to a classical music concert, again wearing your finest? We have lost that to a large extent. Life, now, is about convenience, isn't it? It is what I call the 'just add water and stir' culture where we cannot be bothered with the process; the ritual. It is about t-shirts and shorts at every opportunity. We have lost the magic. Thankfully, there is still The Ritz-Carlton. The name always intimidated me. However, it represented something to which one could aspire. I want to use the words whimsi...
