The Brewers Association’s Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery Edited by Ray Daniels (with more than 25 beer industry veterans contributing) I am not starting my own brewery (though part of me wishes I could--I have a really cool idea for a Farm Brewery and NYS beer, wine, and liquor tasting room in Cooperstown). I [...]
It is widely known that I am a geek with extremely broad interests, not just great food and fine drink, but technology, history, art, philosophy, nature... I am curious about pretty much everything. So, I really enjoy when an author takes a different approach on a familiar topic, particularly if that approach involves crossing traditional [...]
It is widely known that I am a geek with extremely broad interests, not just great food and fine drink, but technology, history, art, philosophy, nature... I am curious about pretty much everything. So, I really enjoy when an author takes a different approach on a familiar topic, particularly if that approach involves crossing traditional [...]
In my quest to really grok the food and beverage business, I have been reading anything I can get my hands on. One such resource is “Sell Your Specialty Food” by Stephen F. Hall. If you are selling or planning to sell a specialty food product, you owe it to yourself to get and read [...]
In my quest to really grok the food and beverage business, I have been reading anything I can get my hands on. One such resource is “Sell Your Specialty Food” by Stephen F. Hall. If you are selling or planning to sell a specialty food product, you owe it to yourself to get and read [...]
So, I am probably the last science geek, foodee reader in the U.S. to read The Omnivore’s Dilemma. It got great press when it was published in 2006, including being one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year. The book didn’t disappoint. It was a great read. Michael Pollan’s storytelling and [...]
So, I am probably the last science geek, foodee reader in the U.S. to read The Omnivore’s Dilemma. It got great press when it was published in 2006, including being one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year. The book didn’t disappoint. It was a great read. Michael Pollan’s storytelling and [...]