Can you guess which location does not have a Starbucks?

There is a very interesting article in the Walll Street Journal online about Vitamin Water and how its founder grew the business into what is now a $350MM per year business.   Relevant to anyone who has been through the trials and tribulations of being an entrepeneur or who is thinking about it.   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113825001955856790.html?mod=home_us_inside_today …

A very close family friend (my newly minted sister’s sister’s boyfriend) just opened up a new restaurant in New York City called Crave Ceviche Bar located at 946 2nd Avenue (cross is 50th). As an always aspiring entrepreneur, you have to be happy when you get the reviews that this place is getting.  I mean…

When I was deperately searching for the name of the cheesesteak place that my friend recommended, I came across this site called Robotic Gourmand.   I love trying new restaurants in the cities that I live in, and I have checks near numerous Zagats entries in both the San Francisco and Chicago Zagat’s guides.   I…

About this time last year, I got my first real taste of the restaurant quality in Seattle.  The reason:  Seattle’s 25 for $25 offer. This November, the restaurant program returns to Seattle but this time there are 5 more restaurants and it costs $5 more. Given the number of great restaurants that are included in…

A friend just sent me an email about a promotion that is happening in Seattle during November.  It is a cool special which allows you to eat at any of 25 participating restaraunts in Seattle and receive a $25 prix fix menu.   Most of the particpating places are great as well.  Cant wait to try some new places out.  Anyone else…

I went to Portland two weekends ago for a night for my friend’s bachelor party.   Another friend of mine from college who lives in Portland recommended a restaurant for us to eat dinner at.   It is called Oba and it is a "nuevo latino" style restaurant located in the heart of the Pearl district. If…