Flight to India : Flight news and information

Thanks to Rachel Krupa of Krupa Consulting, PR rep for XIV by Michael Mina , a guest and I were hosted by XIV to try out their New $40 6 Course Chef’s Tasting Menu and since a tasting menu is so much more fun with a group, a few of my dining club members attended as well. Our meal started with a dish that actually wasn’t part of the tasting menu. It was toasted pita bread with a dipping sauce made with feta and yogurt

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New $40 Chef’s Tasting Menu at XIV by Michael Mina

Buon Giorno, Guten Morgen, Good Morning, Buenos Dias, Mirmengjes, Ohio Gozaimasu…. così comincia il giorno alla scuola Leonardo da Vinci. This is the beginning of an amazing newspaper written by our students of Italian language in Milan! They produced a real student magazine with articles about their experiences as well as a mail corner and horoscope!! We strongly suggest that you read every page: you can dowload it here: Il Leonardino

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An amazing newspaper: il Leonardino!

I recently posted some screenshots of some internal dashboards I built a while back at UniversityTutor.com.  These are fun and addictive to check each day, but they can also serve an important purpose in your business of keeping you motivated and helping you spot trends. Here are some cool dashboards I’ve spotted around the web lately: 1

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Business Dashboard Roundup – Plus How You Can Make Your Own (Soon)

I first heard about Cambinos Asian BBQ when it showed up as an outing on my dining club’s calendar . Even though it was in OC, just the thought of Asian BBQ was enough to get me in my car for a drive beyond LA County boundaries, especially since I had such a wonderful experience with Park’s Finest BBQ . By the way, owner James Sar, is Cambodian, but named his restaurant Cambinos after his former Filipino-Cambodian basketball team that used to play around Orange County.

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I’m Willing to Drive for the Pork Ribs at Cambinos Asian BBQ

Congratulations to Shane for winning this Platine Giveaway! When it comes to food, I usually lean more towards savory than sweet.

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My "Sweet" Love Affair with Platine Cookies + GIVEAWAY

If the idea behind this Dunbar’s number is correct, what does this say about the way most of us deal with blogging, social media, community, social status, and online friendship? (via Wikipedia –) Dunbar’s number is a theoretical cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships

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Dunbar’s Number

Every year, on the day after my birthday, I like to take stock of my life to make sure that everything is running as smoothly as a Swiss watch. That’s why I made an appointment for this morning to see Doctor Teitelbaum, my family doctor. “How’s it going with you and Sophia?” he asked as he took

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After Birthday Check-Up

Last December, I was invited and hosted by Chef Amy Jurist, of Amy’s Culinary Adventures , to attend one of her decadent underground dinners. With the theme being “Cheese Please!” and with my love of cheese, this was one invitation that I definitely did not want to turn down.

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Amy’s Culinary Adventures Presents: Cheese Please!

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series FeedmailPro.com This is pretty cool. Was looking at the stats recently for FeedmailPro.com and about 600,000 messages (blog posts going to email subscribers) have gone out since it started just six months ago. 306 blogs with 132,844 total subscribers are now using the service 9 paying customers so far which is a 3% conversion rate on a freemium product The main untested theory behind the site, which is that you can let users import subscriber lists without another opt-in by testing the list first seem to be working quite well.  You can weed out spammers without punishing the good guys.

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FeedmailPro.com Sent Over Half A Million Messages In The Last 6 Months

For the past month, I’ve been hearing a slow buzz about a new hot dog joint called The Slaw Dogs . I finally decided to Google it and see what the fuss was about. When I read about the unique ingredients that made up their Specialty Slaw Dogs, I was intrigued and when I found out that The Slaw Dogs was in Pasadena, a mere 15-20 minutes away from me, my mind was made up.

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Hot Dog Sampling at the Slaw Dogs

For awhile now, I’ve been hearing from friends about how good Pollo a la Brasa’s Peruvian Chicken was. Though it took awhile, I finally made it there with said friends

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Pollo ala Brasa Chicken: So Good, Few Words Are Needed

Congratulations to Alicia Brandt for Winning the Menuism Giveaway! Last month, as part of a Menuism sponsorship, 3 lucky members from my Meetup Dining Group, Pleasure Palate , got to join me for a free Dine LA dining experience at Gorbals. Owned by Top Chef Season 2 Winner, Ilan Hall, Gorbals is known for combining Jewish and Scottish food sensibilities. For those who you have never been to Gorbals before, you should know that it’s inside the historic Alexandria Hotel, so don’t look for it streetside

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Menuism Sponsored Dinner at Gorbals + GIVEAWAY

Thanks to an invitation from Dan Silberstein of Drink:Eat:Play Events , I got to be a Cupcake Judge for the 2010 Cupcake Challenge where 24 Cupcakeries offered 40 different cupcakes to win the hearts (and votes) of all the attendees. Having done the LA Chevy Cupcake Tour last December where 4 whole cupcakes almost did me in, I definitely wasn’t sure how I was going to survive 40 mini ones and in the end, I actually only sampled 38. My method was simply to take one bite, write down some comments to myself and then move on to the next one

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Things I Learned From Being a Cupcake Judge at the Drink:Eat:Play Cupcake Challenge

We all knew it had to happen sometime. With the proliferation of food trucks popping up left and right and having some pretty darn good dim sum restaurants in San Gabriel Valley, it was only a matter of time that those two thing would combine to form the Dim Sum Food Truck, owned and operated by Alex Chu. In February, I was part of a group of bloggers and other food truck owners who got invited to sample some of the tasty offerings from Alex’s new venture

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Introducing…The Dim Sum Food Truck

I read a bunch of books over the last 3-4 months.  Many of them were unremarkable, others were pretty good, and three were really outstanding. Here is a quick write up on the three outstanding ones.

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Three Awesome Books I Read Recently

When it comes to tacos, Los Angeles County is abound with taco shops a plenty that sell these tortilla treasures with all sorts of fillings, from carne asada to chicken, from carnitas to potato and so much more. But for one day, it was all about the Fish Taco and the journey that members of my dining group took from Long Beach to Los Angeles in search of Fish Taco Greatness.

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6 Stop Fish Taco Crawl from Long Beach to LA

Last November, I was lucky to be invited to the Private Grand Opening of Bouchon and although it was a fun experience, I definitely wanted to go back and a sit down meal. Finally, a few months a later, I went with friends for a Sunday lunch

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Bouchon is Too Subtle for My Taste Buds

If you’re in the LA area or even visiting the LA area and are looking for unique culinary experiences, please check out my dining group, Pleasure Palate, by clicking here! While there’s a variety of events currently on the calendar, I’d like to highlight some below. Are you a lover of international cuisine, but also want value for your dining dollars, then there are two events happening this week that definitely may be of interest. Photo Credit to Gastronomy Blog February 25 – Traditional Brazilian Meal at Rio de Brasil For only $21 (incl tax and tip), you’ll get a chance to experience the national dish of Brazil in the form of the Feijoada.

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Upcoming February Pleasure Palate Events

Thanks to all of you who participated in the Chinese New Year’s Brunch Giveaway from the Pasadena Langham Hotel! After counting up all the various entries and running them through Random.org , congrats go to Miriam Dema for being the winner. She and a guest will be enjoying a delicious brunch courtesy of the Pasadena Langham Hotel.

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Winner Announced for Chinese New Year Brunch at the Pasadena Langham Hotel

Here is a question from a Breaking Free reader that I though others might find useful (my response below)… Brian, I would like some feedback on a business idea… I’m thinking about a 3D scanning and 3D printing service with a website to solicit business. A 3D scanner is around $3,000, and a 3D printer is about $15,000, so startup costs would be a little “high” I guess.  The scanner can scan an existing object, and convert it to a CAD file.  Then, with that file, someone could “print” a 3D object in ABS plastic, even if the part was complicated.  It is an efficient way to see/test a prototype idea. Not sure how much market there is for something like that.  The client would need to ship an object to me to scan, and then I would probably be required to send the object back with an electronic CAD file.  And if I offered the “printing” service, I would send the ABS model back to them, all for a fee.  This is kind of a new thing developed in the last couple of years, and could save some companies money in their product development.  The startup cost probably keeps the small entrepreneur out of that market.  But, I could spend that much if I thought I could recoup my investment, and eventually make a profit

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Reader Question: I Would Like Some Feedback On A Business Idea…