Given the number of times I come back from dining out and end up writing about it here, I’m thinking that maybe we should eat at home all the time. Many folks go out just for food; I seem to go out for food for thought.
In any event, we went to a local Chinese place where we’ve eaten many times. To us it’s very much like some of the best places we enjoy in Chinatown in NYC. The decor isn’t much but the food usually is. Getting the food, however, can be a challenge and it reminded me of another business point I’d like to share with you. Continue reading
Tag Archives: cooking
Speaking The Language
Filed under food, Helpful Hints
All You Can Eat
For our Foodie Friday post I want to talk for a second about “all you can eat.” I’m not going to spend any time on a debate about whether it’s a healthy approach or not although I think most of us can agree that there’s an obesity problem in the U.S. Instead, I want to focus on the business approach to it and not just in the food industry.
You might say – oh, I don’t really do the “all you can eat” thing except you do. Your internet access, for example. But unlike unlimited “seconds” on the buffet line, AYCE (I got tired of typing the whole thing out) might not work in your business and, more importantly, can have exactly the opposite effect you intend. Continue reading
Filed under food, Thinking Aloud
Kitchentrepreneurs
What a week! Meetings disrupted, things rescheduled and more snow on the way. Fortunately, in the near term it’s Friday so we can celebrate another installment of Foodie Friday Fun. In all candor, at this point I’d take a Monday in May right now over a weekend with snow in the forecast.
The second half of the quick-fire challenge on Top Chef last week was interesting. Having succeeded at cutting fish to Le Bernardin‘s supremely high standards, the winners were asked to cook using the waste materials. That, of course sparked a business thought. Continue reading
Filed under food, Thinking Aloud

