We moved the eldest daughter from one apartment to another in NYC over the weekend. While she hasn’t yet accumulated the vast amount of “stuff” we all do over the years that necessitate bigger and bigger spaces to contain it, she had enough that we needed to rent a truck to move it 60 blocks uptown. And that’s when the fun began. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2009
One Simple Question
We ordered some food last evening from a local Italian restaurant since we were all kind of busy, wiped out, or both. I phoned in the order which we picked up not long thereafter. In the order was some extra food, which surprised me, but apparently it was compensation for the fact that parts of the order were messed up (Hey! When we ask for mushrooms on the pizza it’s because we want them and no one here ordered a white pizza!). Continue reading →
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Tagged as advice, business, business thinking, Cook, Customer service, economy, Food and Related Products, Food industry, Home, management, managing, Pizza, Reality checks, Restaurant
Burnt Ends
We usually end the week with a food post and I’m in the mood to fire up the smoker so let’s talk about burnt ends. No, this has nothing to do with you standing too close to the pit but everything to do with fat, flavor, and fun. You probably don’t think they have much to do with business, but you know I’ll find a way, right? Continue reading →
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Tagged as arthur bryant, Barbecue, bbq, business, business thinking, Meat, Reality checks


