The NY Times story about a 23-year old inventor who created a granola texture analyzer machine for General Mills only scraps the surface of what makes Mark “the Inventor” King so amazing.
Legos are Ready for Their Close-Up…
February 3, 2014 by 1 Comment
Heading into the weekend, we were drawn to a story about “The Lego Movie” that appeared in The Wall Street Journal. When we saw the television ad for it, we laughed because we figured it was just a 90-commercial for Legos appearing in a slow month (February). However, the article… more »
Notable Quotable on Hospitality…
November 26, 2013 by 2 Comments
The book that has bubbled up to the top of our reading pile is Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality by Danny Meyer (founder and co-owner of 11 of Manhattan’s most influential restaurants, including Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Tabla, The Modern, Blue Smoke, and Shake Shack). This… more »
Making Food Cool for School…
November 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On Sunday, November 10, the San Francisco Chronicle had a piece in the Opinion section about the San Francisco Unified School District’s new vision for food. Of course, that may seem like a tired subject that’s be rehashed over and over as efforts are expended to get kids to eat… more »
Grab N Go Promo Easy to Miss…
October 24, 2013 by 1 Comment
Today I discovered something pretty cool — a clever way of carrying ID, cards, cash and a key slide on the backside of your smartphone. It’s called a Grab N Go Band. Made of a unique die-cut piece of rubber, it is designed to fit snugly over either a bare… more »
