【文/安妮】（2015年4月）

我的床头柜上有个招财猫存储罐，已经陪伴我多年！它是儿子送给我的生日礼物。
回想起我生日那天的想法真是很幼稚，当拿到儿子送的生日礼物时我不但不高兴反而伤心到飙泪，心中一直责怪楠的礼物太物质……然而有一天当我往里投硬币时，招财猫那高高挑起的额眉和嘴角上翘的喜悦一下子吸引住我，好可爱的小猫！从那刻起我开始喜欢它，也频繁地往里投一些找零硬币。又不知在哪天我突发奇想投入了一个小纸条，上面写着一个爱的小故事！好吧，我知道了，原来楠的礼物是可以囊括我许多爱的记忆，于是我把招财猫变成了爱储蓄。

从那天起，存储罐有了另一个功能～存储爱！

记得去年我向小罐里面投入一个小纸条，上面写着：“YOUR HUSBAND JUST CALLED He said you can buy anything you want。”这是我在美国圣地亚哥一个旧货店的收银台上看到的，我只看了一眼就深深的记住了这句话。回国后我常常想起它，之所以我能过目不忘是因为它带有幽默感的爱，而这个爱是广义的，是大爱，于是我把这个爱的感觉从地球的另一端带回到家！同样是买东西当你结账看到这句话时会不自觉的开心起来，这也是一个销售附加值的问题，然而这样的附加值比送实物更能给消费者带来精神上的愉悦，让你在轻松幽默中体会爱的温度！

当然存储罐的另一个意义就是积累！正像今年安妮餐厅得到六项大奖一样，也是公司十五年努力累加出的结果。想想十五年前对于什么都不懂的我们，从九十平方米朝阳公园西门那个简陋的小店发展到今天九个店的正餐连锁，除了天时、地利，靠的就是人和，是公司理想主义的企业文化支撑着我们不断努力！每一个安妮人都坚信用智慧和双手一定会把工作越做越好！在工作中，我们的理念是没有差不多，只有好和更好！我们的目标是赢得更多客人的喜爱，喜爱安妮的菜品、服务、氛围和味道！同时安妮人也会不断成长，累积知识，提高修养，让内心更强大更阳光！这种朴素的理想主义正是我们企业一直健康发展的核心价值，而这个核心价值观的形成也是岁月积淀的结果！

今天当我把可爱的招财猫送给每一个安妮人时，我在想，你是否想到储存罐可以帮助你引导孩子学习节俭，把平时的零花钱拿出一部分存在里面或把过年得到的压岁钱投到里面，等爷爷奶奶外公外婆或爸爸妈妈过生日时买一份礼物送给长辈们，培养孩子从小学会积累、学会孝敬。你是否也可以从这个普通的小猫身上体悟出属于自己的人生哲理，收藏生命中的幸福点滴。

每当我晚上做完瑜伽，趴在床上和可爱小猫对视时，我总在想这个小小的招财猫，你到底可以储藏多少生命中爱的故事，又可以给安妮人带来多少永远的记忆?

Annie’s is proud to present our new Winter Specials Menu, packed with treats to warm you up as the weather turns cold outside. Chef Marco and his team have been busy creating a host of new dishes designed to make you feel cosy and satisfied every time.

Pasta fans should try Annie’s new fusilli pasta with mixed wild mushrooms and walnuts, topped off with a heap of peppery rucola.

For a lighter bite, this new salad features tender strips of beef fillet, orange slices, pomegranate, nuts, mixed leaves and cherry tomato.

Love risotto? Try our new winter risotto with a difference, made with beer, rosemary,  lemon and imported Italian Montadella ham.

We’ve got three kinds of polenta dishes too for all you polenta lovers. This one features our house-made sausages, with braised onion gravy.

There’s lots more to choose from on Annie’s new Winter Specials Menu. We hope to welcome you to one of our restaurants soon to try it out. Italian taste!

Annie’s is proud to serve free home-baked focaccia bread to all our customers. Our Italian baker Filippo has made two varieties – one with olives and one with Italian sun-dried tomatoes and a touch of chili. Our focaccia is made with Italian 00 flour and extra virgin olive oil. Every two months Filippo will be introducing new Italian bread, so come and taste it soon!

To make your Annie’s delivery meal as awesome as possible, we provide high quality ceramic plates and bowls for takeaway pasta and secondi.

If you are a regular Annie’s delivery customer, chances are you’ve got a big stack of plates and bowls filling out your cupboard. For shame!

To give you a little extra motivation to return the plates and bowls to us (either by handing them to a delivery driver or dropping them into any restaurant) – we are delight to offer the following by way of delicious compensation:

• Return 10 for a FREE Margarita pizza
• Return 15 for a FREE Annie’s pizza plus French fries
• Return 25 FREE bottle of house red wine

See, recycling is a great idea!