The SiuPon, Popcorn and Cheesecake
Every Christmas, a bunch of us get together and do a Secret Santa event on steroids (AKA gift exchange). We fire up our creative juices just to one-up each other on giving the most sought after and original gift under $20. Last year, I won that honor. Here's how it happened. I was watching a Jaime Oliver episode when he hosted a spontaneous Supper Club in New York City. He created a post about a free dinner (he accepts donations to charities) at a NYC apartment tomorrow night on his social network page. Naturally, the responses flooded in. He selected 20 people to join him while he cook a great meal for them. "How cool would that be to cook for people you know (and even some you don't) and enjoy an evening of socializing and fine food", I dreamed. Then, all of a sudden (light-bulb on, ding!), I realize I can kill two birds with one stone. What if, for this year's Secret Santa gift, I design a coupon for a three course gourmet meal for two. Just like that, the S...