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Valanni goes SOCIAL

POSTED: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 5:58 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Menu Time | Openings | Photos

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Valanni (1229 Spruce St.) has just converted the space it expanded into three years ago into SOCIAL, a separate-but-together lounge now soft-open to the public, but properly launching Jan. 12. The main draws for the new concept â owner George Anni brought in entirely new booths and furniture, plus new repurposed-wood walls done up with LED strip lighting â are "split" bottle service (375 mL instead of 750 mL portions ... bit more affordable) and plenty of music (DJs Wednesday to Saturday). Valanni chef John Strain has also put together a menu of bites for SOCIAL that'll be available from 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Here's a PDF of their booze list and menu. SOCIAL is open till 2 nightly for drinks, though Valanni guests can feel free to sit in the space for dinner earlier in the evening.

tipsygrrl

Posted 2011-01-06 14:52:04

Why is a full bottle (750ml) so much less than half the price of a half-portion (375ml)?

Um... what I meant to say is, why is a full bottle so much more than double the price of a half.

tipsygrrl

Posted 2011-01-06 14:28:23

I will never understand the economics behind bottle service, and on this menu even less. Why is a full bottle (750ml) so much less than half the price of a half-portion (375ml)?

Is it because the patrons get to take home the bottle? Doesn't that save the restaurant money because they don't have to recycle it? Or is it because with 1/2 portions you never see the bottle and so restaurants can replace premium stuff with well liquor and no one will ever know?

Just don't get it.

Foobooz » The Agenda

Posted 2011-01-10 10:03:40

[...] this week, Valanni Social, a new nightclub concept within Valanni opens Wednesday night. Thursday will see the opening of [...]

Galina Labrie

Posted 2011-01-25 19:59:24

Everyone wants to be D'Angelo's.....but you cant come close to the original:-)

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