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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday May 16, 2008 - 33 · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · DANIEL HECHTER PARIS · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · ROHDE · MEPHISTO Ingeborg Shoes · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · DANIEL HECHTER PARIS · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · DANIEL HECHTER PARIS · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · ROHDE · MEPHISTO featuring MICHAEL IVANIN / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER BIRTHDAY BASH: Tongue N' Groove supper club owners Yasmin Warsh, left, and JayT Warsh were in good spirits on the weekend as the Oakville hot spot celebrated its one year anniversary. Club owner has plans to franchise "The bottle service is booked every single weekend," Warsh said. Warsh said the past year has been filled with The VIP private rooms are also frequently valuable lessons. The first was finding out what booked, although the one room, formerly people wanted and making the appropriate known as the Chef's Table, is now the B.E.D. changes. (Beverage, Entertainment, Décor) Room, which One alteration made was replacing a full din- is where couples can dine and recline in a room ner menu with an appetizers-only menu in with a bed and a television. This luxury comes January. Another change was relaxing the age with a price tag of $2,000. restrictions. When it opened, the club was As for the future of Tongue N' Groove, Warsh intended for men aged 30 and said he has received several up, and women aged 25 and up. "A lot of my staff are going offers from interested buyWarsh said he now allows to be coming with me down ers. He said he would conyounger, legal patrons in if they sider selling the club if the south when we launch the have a mature attitude and folprice was right. In the low the dress code, which is next Tongue N' Groove." meantime, he is looking to "fashion forward". franchise the Tongue N' "It is all based on how they JayT Warsh Groove concept in the are dressed, how they conduct Owner of Tongue N' Groove Caribbean, with an anticithemselves at the front door pated opening in 2009. and how they sound on the "A lot of my staff are phone when we are doing the reservations," he going to be coming with me down south when said. "Usually it ranges from 21 to 50. What we launch the next Tongue N' Groove," he said. everyone has in common is that they are well- "It is in the works and right now we are deciddressed and they are serious about their party- ing what island we are going to be targeting. We ing." want to cater to tourists. The mentality of Warsh has also found staffing to be an obsta- tourists when they go on vacation is they want cle. He has gone through about 120 employees to have a good time and party, and worry about since opening last May. their Visa bills when they get home. Here in "It is very hard to find very good staff to exe- North America, you have to build a dedicated cute what you envision, so I found myself clientele." importing a lot of people from downtown Tongue N' Groove, 407 Speers Rd., Unit 4 Toronto," he said. "It is hard to train someone and 5, is open Wednesday from 10 p.m. to 3 who doesn't come from this kind of world." a.m., Friday and Saturday from 7:30 p.m. to 3 Certain elements have been a hit with club a.m. and Sundays on long weekends from 10 goers, though. The white-glove bottle service, p.m. to 3 a.m. which provides alcohol, mixes and servers in For information on the club, call 905-849designated VIP areas, has been popular. 4766 or visit www.TongueAndGroove.ca. Continued from page 32 La argest selection at Great Prices INGEBORG'S WAREHOUSE 1681 FINFAR COURT, MISSISSAUGA Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9 to 5 Sun. 11 to 4 905-823-7415 New art show on at local gallery Artists Alan Robertson and Robert Boast Cornish have teamed up to present an unusual gallery show presented by the Oakville Art Society. Two's Company features a variety of drawings and watercolours. The artwork is on display until June 9 at 560 Bronte Rd. An opening reception will be held May 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. For information, call 905-827-5711 or go online to www.oakvilleartsociety.com.