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Skiing For Your Supper

We’re headed back to an old standby this Foodie Friday: Top Chef. I’m not sure if you’re a frequent viewer.  I am although I’m questioning that habit after this week’s episode. We’re down to the final four cheftestants and this week’s episode took place all over Whistler Mountain and some Olympic venues near Vancouver. One might wonder about the kitchen facilities in those place but as it turned out, no facilities required.

Panorama of the Whistler Blackcomb resort, the...

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The cooking took place aboard a moving ski gondola or outside in two of the three instances.  Two of the contestants had to cross-country ski and shoot at targets (biathlon for you winter sport aficionados) before they cooked.  This left me wondering, as the descriptions might leave you, what the hell this has to do with cooking, and of course that’s the business point as well. Continue reading

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Stand There And Sing

Did you watch the Grammy Awards last night?  There were some remarkable performances and of course I took away a business point from a few of them.  Actually, the point first occurred to me a week or two ago as I watched Adele perform on an episode of Live From The Artists Den.  She was in a small venue, accompanied by just a pianist and an acoustic guitar.  No frills, just a young woman, some basic support, and her voice.  It was remarkable.

English: Adele

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Watching her again last evening, as well as the moving tribute to Whitney Houston by Jennifer Hudson, the business point hit me again so I’d like to share it this morning. Continue reading

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Will This Make Me Look Fat?

Our fun this Foodie Friday begins with an answer to one of the questions I’ve been told never to answer.  No, I’m not going to post pictures of anyone you know in new jeans and have you decide if they look fat.  Instead. I’m going to posit the question as one we might all ask the purveyors of a prepackaged food and make a broader business point.

For today’s victim example, let’s take something that we all know isn’t really the best meal choice – a frozen pizza.  Since it’s Friday and we’re celebrating, maybe we choose to eat the “individual pizza” (yes, that’s in the name) as a treat for finishing the work week.  Reading the label it’s only 770 calories.  Not too bad, until we read on and realize that we’ve been lied to.  Good business? Continue reading

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