LIVESTRONG #8

Chefs and Aspiring Chefs . . .
Compete to become the top contender
at one of four regional BEEFlexible Culinary Challenges!

Austin – March 23
Texas Culinary Academy – 4:30 pm
11400 Burnet Rd., Bldg. #2, Suite 2100
Austin, TX 78758
512-837-2665


Dallas – April 9
Le Cordon Bleu – 6:00 pm
Le Cordon Bleu, #1200
11830 Webb Chapel Rd.
Dallas, TX 75234
(214) 347-8221



Houston – April 17
University of Houston Conrad Hilton College – 1:00 pm
4800 Calhoun, Room S116
Houston, TX 77… Continue

Come play the amazing Onion Creek Golf Club in Austin and support the Texas Restaurant Association Education Foundation. Also receive $130 in a Nike gift card to be spent in the club house the day of the tournament! Visit our web site
http://www.restaurantville.com/golf/

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The panhandler's secret

When there were old-school parking meters in New York, quarters were precious.

One day, I'm walking down the street and a guy comes up to me and says, "Do you have a dollar for four quarters?" He held out his hand with four quarters in it.

Curious, I engaged with him. I took out a dollar bill and took the four quarters.

Then he turned to me and said, "can you spare a quarter?"

What a fascinating interaction.

First, he engaged me. A fair trade, one that perhaps even… Continue

Social media continues to grow globally in terms of adoption, usage, interest and impact in a massive way. It’s undeniably changing the way that content and information work particularly in terms of the publishing of consumer opinion. This has transformed the way that consumers relate to brands and the way that brands should operate, driving direct interaction, transparency and a more consultative approach.

However, we still operate in a system defined by the old media world and consequently bi… Continue

What Will Citi Stop Doing?

Citi's announcement that it'll fire 52,000 people begs a basic question: what will it do to its brand?

No, I don't mean the impact of the bad news. Every business other than Wal-Mart and your local pawnshop seems to be in trouble these days. I doubt that anybody will switch their checking account because their emotional attachment to Citi has been damaged by the bad news.

However, there may well be customer defections based on what Citi has chosen to stop doing.

Th… Continue