Age: 28 (John) and 26 (Brendan)
Location: Portland, ME
2007 Revenue: $10 million
Employees: 20
Year founded: 2004 (Ready Seafood) and 2007 (Catch a Piece of Maine)
Inc. magazine recently published an article title 30 Under 30 featuring thirty young entrepreneurs under thirty years old.
One story that caught my eye was about two brothers that started a lobster [...]

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With my eyes wide open, I listened to Martin Yan (Yan Can Cook) as he spoke about the secrets on his success. As he mentored me with fascinating stories, he taught me that he has been able to teach cooking in an entertaining way. He captures his audience with rapid knife skills and humor.
This [...]

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“Sh&t, that bar tender was rude.”
Only if I had a robot beer man.
Asahi is innovating by creating a robot beer man. This is a great marketing campaign that caused news worthy buzz in the industry.

“My Tokyo ice tea is too sweet.”
In this clip, the robot bartender mixes drinks with precision. No need to [...]

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Often times, friends ask me to recommend an authentic Chinese restaurant. The truth is that many restaurants in the United States have altered their menu for Western taste. Chicken feet would not be a popular item or cow tripe.
On a business trip in Chicago, I met a Caucasian man and he [...]

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As the name suggest, Slow Food Nation was, well… slow. Especially the lines to taste each food. Arriving at Fort Mason on a Sunny evening, I was excited about a festival filled with great quality food.
Workshops included talks about the Slow Food movement with Alice Waters from Chez Panisse.
A pavilion filled with eager eyes. [...]

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Improving knife skills is essential to great cooking. I love sandwiches and having a thinly sliced tomato provides the perfect amount of sweet tones. My Ceramic Knife is a blog test driving ceramic knives.

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CAL Cooking Club
“Damm, that mushroom soup is great.”
One slurp, then I quickly dunked bread into the full bodied soup.
With strong earthy notes, the soup excited my palate.
This was the reward after a playful lecture.
Last week, I returned to my alma mater UC Berkeley. Walking along the leafy road that leads to Valley Life Science [...]

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