FoodRSS

Added by Jacob Aldridge, 10 months ago.

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Let me share a secret I use to improve my life (and earn bonus points with my beautiful wife!)

I've talked before about RSS as a website feature - it's a simple, inbuilt way for readers of a website to subscribe and receive new content when it's published. Unlike email, it's stored and grouped in a separate folder, so it doesn't interrupt your daily life - I use it for all those websites that occasionally send me useful information.

And this week I discovered Food Bling, Brisbane. Now, I don't need to know about every hip restaurant or event immediately, so I simply subscribed. And now, whenever I need a novel night out or want to surprise and impress my beautiful wife, I have a folder of options available.

Cheers Food Bling! Cheers RSS!

The Cupcake Bubble
Linking Food and Business, you've probably noticed the recent explosion of Cupcake-Only cafes and bakeries. So are they immune from a downturn ... or on track to be the next global business bubble?

Curse of the Yummy
So if you haven't noticed the cupcake revolution, you will now. Seems the problem with human taste sensations is that once met, they need to be exceeded, creating a spiral of extra consumption. Maybe we need to reclaim our spears.

Carrot, Eggs, and Coffee
No, not a recipe, more a simple personality story. When adversity strikes, which are you?

Case Study: Vegetarian Express
Finally, at Shirlaws, we work with businesses across a range of industries - and what better an example to share than this one, combining our love of business with our love of food!

Intranet Joke of the Week

A man joins a monastery, taking among his oaths a vow of silence. The elders of his order allow monks to share only two words, once every seven years.
And so it is, seven years later, that the elders bring him into a room and ask for his two words.
"Food cold," he says, and the elders nod before sending him away.
Seven more years pass, and he is called in again.
"Still cold," he says, before returning to silence for another seven years.
Once more, the elders call him him for his two words.
"I quit," he says.
"That's really not surprising," they respond. "You've done nothing but complain since you got here."

Until next week,

Jacob Aldridge and the Shirlaws Team