I’m thrilled to announce that my new cookbook, The Farmer’s Kitchen: The Ultimate Guide to Enjoying Your CSA and Farmers’ Market Foods is now available for sale.
“You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.” – Yogi Berra You’ve got to know where you’re going if you are going to get there. Streamlined operations and solid financials will only benefit you if …
A few times a month, I will post articles from my monthly “Food Consulting” Newsletter. Click here to receive the newsletter by email. Next week, I will spend a day observing the operations of a bakery in Brookline. The owner wants …
A few times a month, I will post articles from my monthly “Food Consulting” Newsletter. Click here to receive the newsletter by email. Every time I run into Chris Douglas, chef/owner of Tavolo and Ashmont Grill in Dorchester, he’s talking about one of …
I started working with a new client last week who wants to re-energize his business. In our initial meeting, I asked him his goals for the strategic audit. He replied, “I want to make a profit.” I responded, “How will …
Last week I attended a farmer to farmer conference put on by the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. During the lunch break, I listened in on a conversation between two farmers discussing the challenges of selling to restaurants.
Over the last few months, I spoke with micro-lenders – ACCION USA and The Carrot Project. The story is the same: they have capital to lend, but are having trouble finding “qualified” borrowers.If you are seeking financing to start or grow …
A few times a month, I will post articles from my monthly “Food Consulting” Newsletter. Click here to receive the newsletter by email. The prevalence of social media has created new, low-cost marketing tools for the entrepreneur. It also presents challenges …
Every March and August, restaurants in the Boston-area offer discounted prix-fixe menus as a way to lure customers into the restaurant as part of the well-promoted restaurant week. While it doesn’t cost anything for a restaurant to participate in restaurant …
Samantha’s (the name has been masked, as the company was recently sold to a new owner) was a local food service company with retail cafes in the financial district of Boston. They catered to the lunch-time crowd with salads, soups …