Archive for December 6th, 2009

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Rooftop honey in Chicago

December 6, 2009

Lynne Kiesling

The Marriott hotel on Michigan Avenue has been harvesting honey from beehives they have set up on their own roof. They use the honey in an on-site microbrew beer and in some of the dishes they make in their restaurant. What do you think are some of the economic motives driving such a decision? Is on-premise honey sufficiently esoterically gourmet to be that compelling to consumers?

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Beckham’s chances of playing for England in the World Cup…

December 6, 2009

Michael Giberson

…must be about zero after he used the words “soccer ball” when clearly he meant “football.”

See this video from South Africa ( highlighting the introduction of the new Adidas ball for World Cup 2010) at the 3:36 mark.  Too much time in the States?

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