Adventures in running a web-based food business
Just a quick thought on the value illusion of brands. And, with that strike through I probably have made my point and don’t need to say anything further. I will keep talking anyway. We taste tested a dozen or so vanilla extracts and pastes the other day. At first, we tried tasting them straight but …
Just wanted to touch base with you all about our contests and voting. I am sorry to hear that there are some bitter feelings out there. We are trying as hard as possible to make these contests work for everyone. So, I just want to talk about it with you all again. To gain insight …
We’ve noticed a lot of people are searching Google for keywords like “marx foods coupon code” “marks food coupon code”, “marx foods sale code” or “marx meats coupon code”. A lot of spambot sites have popped up, stuffed with random text, trying to rank for these phrases…and when you get to them, there’s no coupon …
So it’s been several months since I wrote this post telling you that we were going to be moving….where are things with the project now? Though we’ve only moved next door, the difference between 144 Western and 140 Western is game changing. We’re getting more light, more air, more views, and more space. I’m no …
So we’ve finally got the dust and packing boxes sorted after our move. One of the big, big plusses of moving our office is that our new digs have a full kitchen. Imagine our surprise when we looked closely at the stove and found this button staring back at us from the console: You read that right. …
We’ve struggled with what final internal temperature to recommend when people call asking about cooking kurobuta pork. On the one hand, the USDA recommended a final temperature of 165 for safety reasons. On the other hand, an internal temperature of 165 is a horrible thing to do to some of the finest pork available. On …
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We photographed some raw oysters today and they sat out in the photo studio a little too long to be subsequently consumed by humans. So, rather than let it go to waste, I tried to feed it to Nyoki. No interest. Seriously, Nyoki? Do you remember that time when you were a puppy at the …
To say that I am proud of my little brother Garrett would be an understatement. Garrett who you first met here is exceptionally smart, likeable and sensible. He instinctively and effortlessly understands a lot of the things that it has taken me several books to arrive at that “a ha” moment. After many years of unlucky knocks (like …
Hiring is without question one of my most important jobs. Period. End of Story. I am extremely grateful that our business is expanding. And I am stoked to bring another superstar into our little work family! But hiring is one of my least preferred things to do (if you aren’t from Seattle, “least preferred” means …
The weather just started to become gorgeous in Seattle. Finally, summer is here. The only problem is that it makes it difficult to sit in the office and focus, as you might imagine. Fortunately we’ve managed to cultivate a certain amount of the outdoors indoors, and that helps. Our open loft space is filled with trees, most of …
On Friday, we sampled some of our new line of grass-fed beef from New Zealand. It is pretty amazing stuff and we have received wonderful feedback. We opened up a striploin, ribeye & rump cap. I cut some thin steaks and seared them in peanut oil with a little salt & pepper. Everyone got to taste …
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The Pacific Northwest has a really bad collective case of soccer fever. The Seattle Sounders average attendance has been 36,000 strong. Games are a blast. I have had season tickets for the past couple years. There is nothing worse than not being able to make a Sounders game, as was the case this weekend because Tara and …