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March 9, 2012 · 12:06 pm

Under Pressure

It’s Foodie Friday so this morning I’m inspired by a lyric from Bowie and Queen:  “Pressure pushing down on me, Pressing down on you.”  I heard the song and wondered how many of you have ever cooked using a pressure cooker?  There was a good piece on them in Slate a week ago that you might want to check out.

English: Pressure cooker

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Modern pressure cookers are easy and safe to use but older ones were frequently the subject of comedy.  Well, not the cookers themselves but their propensity to blow up.  We business folks can learn a lot from them and that’s my point today. Continue reading →

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December 2, 2011 · 11:10 am

Dirty Hands

Our food theme today is getting one’s hands dirty.  I thought about this last night as I was watching “Chef Hunter” on The Food Network, a show I really like.  Basically, it’s a job interview for two chefs who want to run a restaurant.  Each chef is given the run of the kitchen for a service and the management evaluates how well they manage the kitchen, the menu, and their food costs.  The chefs also create some special items for the day and the caliber of their cooking is part of the equation.

In last evening’s show, which took place in Hawaii, one chef  generated some interesting comments by the other members of the staff.  The one that triggered my thought may be unfamiliar to you, as it was to me, but it points out an interesting business lesson:  the chef had a high maka maka attitude. Continue reading →

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October 21, 2011 · 8:57 am

Friendors

To end the week in our usual food-themed way, I want to talk about a piece of advice I was given a long time ago.  I thought it concerned shopping and it turns out it’s important business advice as well.  I’ll admit that it was given to me in a different time, when much of the food didn’t come from a supermarket the size of several airplane hangers.  Shopping involved going to the butcher or the cheese store as well as the larger store where one would get grocery items and the advice was to make friends.  Despite the change in store sizes, it’s still great advice for shopping and business.  Let me explain.

A couple of Butchers at work.

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