I had lunch today with Gelman to discuss pending areas of collaboration. We try and do this every so often and we also try to find new and unusual places to meet in order to expand our culinary universes. In the past we’ve tried sushi places, Chinese, a hot dog cart, a fish and chips shack – heck, lots of stuff.
Today we decided to go for pizza. We’d heard of a new place in the next town over (which apparently has power, unlike a good chunk of my town) and so we made plans to meet. I looked up their web site to get an idea of the menu and to find out where it is. And that’s where this place, like so many others, won the battle but lost the war. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Reality checks
Losing the War
Filed under Consulting, digital media
A Quick Reality Check
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
Filed under food, Reality checks
The Other Guy
Amazing things happen as deadlines approach. Generally competent people begin to panic and that panic clouds their judgment, their communications skills and their ability to function. Way back in psych class, we learned about how individuals are hyper vigilant to danger cues, remember those cues related to their fears, and will assign threatening interpretations to ambiguous cues. In English, that means that everything bothers them and they stop functioning. What they do a lot of is pointing fingers. Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints, Thinking Aloud
Consult Keith 