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Play In Your Sweet Spot

Thumbnail image for Play In Your Sweet Spot by Michael Katz February 3, 2012

You’ll get a kick out of this. About once a month, I receive a phone call from someone in the food services industry – usually the owner of a restaurant – who wants to know if I can come over and fix a malfunctioning piece of equipment. It’s typically regarding a broken oven, but I’ve [...]

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What’s On Your Menu?

Thumbnail image for What’s On <i>Your</i> Menu? by Michael Katz January 20, 2012

For reasons that will become obvious in a minute, I didn’t play football in high school. Reason number one: I’ve never understood the appeal of deliberately running into other humans. Reason number two: In terms of body type, I was officially classified as, “too skinny to even watch safely.”   Listen To This Post Reason [...]

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Eyes Wide Shut

Thumbnail image for Eyes Wide Shut by Michael Katz January 5, 2012

A new farm stand / grocery store opened in my town yesterday. That’s relatively big news, given that in doing so, they have literally doubled the number of local places where you can buy a quart of milk, pick up a dozen eggs or push around a squeaky-wheeled, metal carriage.   Listen To This Post [...]

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