December 24th, 2008

Got on a slight tangent while working the other day while looking up some vegan dishes to cook for xmas.
First stop was Vegan Yum Yum because Lola has the best pictures and some really tasty recipes. Her Thanksgiving post has given me the inspiration to try making seitan, aka Wheat Meat. Thanks Lola!
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November 15th, 2008
Went to the Zoo last weekend with Kathryn’s Dad and Step Mom and it was awesome!
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November 6th, 2008
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October 20th, 2008
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October 5th, 2008
I want to like the Rokerij. Its a great setup and well done environment. The setting is stylish and dark so you want to sink into a booth and get down to eating some food.
Unfortunately my first experience has left an impression that is less than stellar. My girlfriend and I had been wanting to try it out a few times. We got a booth by the fireplace and settled in for a nice meal.
The specials are written up in chalk on the wall as you walk in which is a great method for displaying specials. We are both vegetarians that will eat fish and were excited by the plethora of fish dish choices on the specials board. This tends to say that a place can do fish.
Our server was nice enough but when we asked for some recommendations he stared at us blankly and grabbed the menu like he hadnt eaten there in a while. This is a huge pet peeve for me. If a place is gonna charge $20 or more for an entree the staff better be trained on the dishes and be ready to give some recommendations. Show some passion and knowledge and sell me the good stuff.
We ordered the White Bean Bruschetta to start. It was edible but lacking in flavor, maybe some salt wouldnt have hurt, but something more than just beans and toast please.
Next was the soup of the day which had a lot of smoke flavor going on, not impressed.
Finally we went with the sesame crusted fish with a melon salsa. This dish started off a disaster and just got worse. First of all the server brings it over holding it with a towel. As We shift plates around to make room he starts yelping a bit in pain. Not a great sign. Once he gets it set down we move to dig in but my lovely date brushes her arm on the plate and comes away with a pretty solid burn.
This is just plain stupid. There is no need for a plate to be 200 degrees. Cook the food and then bring it out. Dont cook it at my table on the plate!
Unfortunately the fish was not edible, at all. The melon salsa was horrid. We sent it back and still got charged.
Rokerij I want to love you. There are a lot of folks on Yelp that love you but I have to say that for food you have not impressed me.
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September 29th, 2008
Oh yea! Bring it on and what not. I gots my words all printed up on a real website:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/126780
Thats cool.
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September 28th, 2008
Ignite Phoenix is rolling into Phoenix again on Oct 29th. Have you made your submission to present? Are you a scaredy cat? Huh? Are ya?
Seriously though the first one was a blast as you can watch here. Even if you are a chicken and dont want to submit that it okay (we know who you are). You should still come on down since its free and after we are gonna go have beers at Half Moon Sports Grill or maybe Two Hippies Taco Shack.
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September 28th, 2008
Holy shit I am a superstar. I kid you not. My voice and some mediocre thoughts have been trapped into an audio bubble and flushed into the intertubes.
Its here on Gangplank Podcasts.
Hells yeah! Hollywood here I come! YEEEEHAW!
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September 13th, 2008
Good conversation at Ignite Phoenix on Social Media Best Practices. Authenticity and transparency are topics that keep coming up. I like the Marc Cuban or Bob Parsons method of open mouth insert foot and collect cash. Sure you are going to piss people off, guess what? You are going to piss people off not matter what you do or do not do. Don’t walk around in a stupor worried about making everyone happy. Make enough people happy to stay viable but if you don’t keep it honest about who you are it won’t last. Either you will get tired of it or everyone will see that you are forcing yourself to act that way.
Best Practices links:
BoingBoing
Marc Cuban
Bob Parsons
Scobleizer
Calacanis
Guy Kawasaki
Dan Rayburn
Tags: authenticity, best practices, brand, social media
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