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The Menu

Strange things on the menu here

Our Foodie Friday post this week is about the menu.  I don’t know about you, but I always look forward to seeing the menu when we dine out since it tells me a lot about the chef as well as his staff.  Are the dishes pretty much what you’d expect or do they demonstrate thought about available ingredients and take the diner into new territory?  Is this the same old tired interpretations you’d expect or something new?

Mostly what I like about the menu is that it’s about possibilities.  But it’s also about choices.  You have to make up your mind about how many dishes, the mix of big plates and small, are you sharing with anyone else, etc.  In short, it’s a great business lesson. Continue reading

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A Quick Reality Check

A bagel

A rainy Friday for our Foodie post.  But at least it’s not snow so I’m feeling like we’re heading towards warmer weather, golf, and outdoor cooking.  I had a conversation with someone yesterday about what type of smoker I use and why I won’t grill on a gas grill outdoors in the winter and after the chat was over I realized that the main reason has something to do with authenticity.  To me, grilling is about wood – it’s descended from the earliest forms of cooking, even pre-pots and pans and to miss out on the flavor imparted by using this most ancient cooking form is corrupting your meal.  Of course, most people don’t know any better and that’s not just about grilling. Continue reading

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7 Words

Cover of "In Defense of Food: An Eater's ...

Todays Foodie Fun Friday post is about Michael Pollan or, more specifically, his terrific book “In Defense of Food.” While I recommend you read that as well as his earlier “The Omnivore’s Dilemma“, what intrigues me beyond the important eating advice the book provides is Pollan’s ability to whittle the book down.  We talk a lot about the elevator pitch in digital and this book has the best one I’ve ever seen.  What is it? Continue reading

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