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Micro Farm Marketplaces: Trend or Solution?

June 16, 2009 Business

As you know, I like marketplace concepts because they level the playing field for customers/producers by cutting down unnecessary middleman costs. A friend of mine sent let me know about a micro farm marketplace in Austin called Farmhouse Delivery. I am in Los Angeles so obviously can not use their service but they allow local [...]

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5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cup Recipe

June 16, 2009 Food

This 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cup Recipe was sent to me by Elaine Allen (@DataCooker).  Gave it a shot the other day and it was simple and delicous.
Ingredients:

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe)

Instructions:

Add dry ingredients to mug, and [...]

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Do you think we are that stupid? Fat-Free Water

June 12, 2009 Uncategorized

To The Marketing Team at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf:
Who is your target market? Who in your department signed off on the “Fat-Free Water” campaign? It blows my mind that you would actually come up with something like this. While at a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf location in Westwood I noticed your water bottles [...]

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Apple Tuna Tartar - My Newest Dish

June 7, 2009 Food

I did a twist on my usual Tuna Tartar by using apples instead of mango. It turned out to be the tastiest dish I have made yet. The flavor combinations are out of this would– tangy apple, ripe avocado, spicy chili, sweet honey, salty soy sauce, smokey toasted sesame oil, refreshing ginger and crunchy chips. It paired wonderfully with [...]

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Best Miso Soup in Los Angeles: Gyu-Kaku

June 5, 2009 Uncategorized

If you know me well enough, you probably already know that I am a Miso soup connoisseur. For the new comers, yes, I have one or two before my sushi meals and one or two after my sushi meals. I recently dined at Gyu-Kaku with fellow food enthusiasts and I would have to say that [...]

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Ever had a product idea but didn’t know what to do with it?

June 2, 2009 Technology

I know I have. Quirky.com has a possible solution.  The best way I can describe the service is that they facilitate crowd sourcing for product development. For $99 anyone can submit a product idea and let the crowd help take it from an Idea to a Product. What I find neat is that the person with [...]

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Shareaholic listens to its users.

May 31, 2009 Technology

I have been a fan of Shareaholic for a couple months now for three reasons (1) Jay Meatle, founder, lives for his product (2) Simple UI (3) Solves an actual problem.
What is it? Shareaholic is the ultimate tool for sharing online. If you use sites like Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Google Gmail, Delicious, Tumblr, etc you’ll love [...]

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Jason’s Fantastic Fried Rice Recipe

May 31, 2009 Food

Give it a shot–you will love it!
Ingredients: ½ cup shredded carrots, ½ cup chopped celery, ½ cup chopped cauliflower, ½ cup shredded pickled ginger, 2 cup cooked white rice, 2 tb black pepper, 4 tb soy sauce, 2 tb canola oil, and 1 white egg yolk.
Instructions: Add oil, carrots, celery, cauliflower, and ginger to hot [...]

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No need for cable: Hulu Desktop Application

May 29, 2009 Technology

I have been a happy Hulu user since 2007. Today, I am even happier because they released their own desktop application. You can now browse through the site’s shows using your computer’s remote control (both the Windows Media Center remote and the Apple Remote are compatible).  Here is a quick video overview.  

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Google Wave Demo

May 29, 2009 Technology

Here’s the full video of the Google Wave demo from this morning at Google’s IO conference in San Francisco. Excited to get my hands on it.
 
Full review of Google Wave is here courtesy of TechCrunch.com

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