Back in March, when we were shutdown by Covid, I watched our friends (Alphabet Cafe, Bond St Eats, Lucky Duck, Gauge, Mongrel, Pie Town, Pipit) lean in to all the turmoil and anxiety and find opportunity. They were my super hero exemplars: how did they manage to be so clever? remain so beautiful? stay so open? Because here was me, … Read More >>
This may seem odd to some of you who have seen Wandering Cooks kicking some serious arse on a Friday night, but I don’t take easily to making money. It’s taken a lot of money to get where Cooks was 3 weeks ago. About $700k more than its ever returned, and that’s not counting the 5 years I worked for … Read More >>
Making a business is like boiling water. Friction is required. You hope it’s not. You hope that this still water pot, this tepid body will simply – phut! – turn to steam. But without heat, without the frenetic kenetic energy of the burned-up water babies… it won’t. Still water doesn’t steam. It hurts to try to steam, oh my does … Read More >>
Talking with one of my food maker friends a couple weeks ago, I said, Fear is leading your decisions! Where’s the room for dreaming? Of course fear was leading her. And I made it sound easy to shove it aside. Fear of being cornered by mounting costs. Fear that the costs will finally topple and suffocate everything she’s wanted, and … Read More >>
After an email from a loyal customer of ours, caring enough to write, the following correspondence took place. It might answer questions for more, so we’re publishing it here (anonymously, except for the glorious Kiya and her injera, who everyone should know about!) I’m a regular to Wandering Cooks. Like many, I have deep concern over our food system and … Read More >>
What else is there to talk about when the country is on fire? We knew the country was on fire, before it literally burst into flames. Back then, we couldn’t always see it, but we could hope it wasn’t. Now, we see nothing else, and the hope shifts to stalemate, frigid fear, internal screams, despair. So I turn away, and … Read More >>
Dear whoever you are, I’ve never done this before, that is, tried to evoke you. But this opportunity matters to me more than all the others. The Ingredient Challenge. I’m petrified that we’ll put it out there and…. nothing. Nothing will happen. No one will sign up. There’s no doubt it’s a valuable opportunity. We’ve got the most wonderful list … Read More >>
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