April 22, 2011 · 10:34 am
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This Foodie Friday is taking place in the midst of Passover, the annual celebration of matzoh and laxatives (trust me on this) that commemorates the Jews’ salvation and departure from Egypt. For those of you who don’t celebrate it, the traditions of the holiday go far beyond not eating bread. In fact there is a fairly lengthy list of proscribed foods which, depending on from which part of the Jewish world your family comes, can include corn, beans, and other things one wouldn’t immediately associate with unleavened bread.
I usually make the celebratory Passover meal for our family which of course makes me think of a quick business lesson. Food and business? Must be Friday! Continue reading →
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April 15, 2011 · 9:08 am
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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 →
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Tagged as Buffet, business, business thinking, Chicken, Chicken soup, cooking, Eating, Home, Internet service provider, Netflix, Salad
January 28, 2011 · 12:31 pm
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 →
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