Thursday, February 18, 2010

Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Best $5 Steak This Side of the Cow



Salt + Steak = Meat Heaven

Check out this article on making a cheap steak taste like a Ruby Restaurant.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Hershey Meltdown Looms After Cadbury Clash With Trust

Hershey’s failure to find a way to combine with Cadbury --a traditional British company with a compatible culture -- is the story of two men who stood in each other’s way on the same side of the $19 billion takeover lost to Northfield, Illinois-based Kraft Foods Inc. Their rift, as recounted in interviews with more than a dozen executives, board members, and advisers who spoke on the condition of anonymity, shows how Hershey missed its last chance to attain Cadbury’s global scale, especially in the faster-growing emerging markets of Latin America and India.


Business Week

Up to Kraft CEO to ensure sweet deal doesn't turn sour

So when she met last week with employees at Cadbury's headquarters near London, "There were a lot of mixed emotions," Rosenfeld said in an interview with the Tribune on Friday. "But they were incredibly gracious."

And at Kraft's Northfield headquarters Friday, the reception Rosenfeld received from employees at a town hall meeting was downright ceremonial. She received a standing ovation.


Chicago Tribune

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

All Cupcakes, All the Time


A blog chronicles our society's insatiable desire for small frosted cakes.

Cupcakes Take the Cake

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