I just learned that I no longer have to sit at home on Valentine’s Day eating popcorn and watching “Intolerable Cruelty” (seemed a fitting title) on Netflix! Because… GUESS WHY!!
I WON DINNER FOR 2 AT THE AMAZING ROUGE TOMATE IN NYC!
But I still have a problem. I don’t have a Valentine! Will YOU be my Valentine? In a fit of spontaneity and paying it forward, I’m offering some lucky soul the um…heh (cough) ”opportunity” to be my “date” for Valentine’s Day dinner at Rouge Tomate. I mean what could be better, right?! (Insert cheesy grin here.) MY fabulous company AND an AMAZING >>FREE<< dinner! Reservation is for 7:30pm.
Check out the incredible menu. Now you REALLY want to go, huh?
So, what does a guy or gal have to do to be my “date” for Valentine’s Day?
WRITE ME A HAIKU
Something like this:
Roses can be red.
Violets can be bluish.
Dinner, Rouge Tomate.
I’m a sucker for a poet and pretty words. It’s how I ended up with no Valentine in the first place. LOOONNNNG story. Maybe I’ll tell you over dinner. Ok, on second thought, maybe not. Anyway… Leave your haiku here! I will choose my favorite. We will have a lovely dinner at Rouge Tomate. Simple. Please note that I prefer sticking to the form of 5-7-5.
The deadline is midnight TONIGHT!
Please don’t make me eat alone!
• raelinn •







Sweeping the ashes
Remnants of fire and drink
Scattered room to room
Above is the winning haiku! Congratulations JOE! Can’t wait for dinner!