Geneva, IL – Old Towne Pub & Eatery Review

In my recent final Midwest swing of the year, before the snow flies and I head back south to the farm, I was meeting various friends around the city and burbs for fellowship and food.   One of my stops took me to Geneva, IL, a far western burb – you’d recognize the quaint downtown… Continue reading Geneva, IL – Old Towne Pub & Eatery Review

Duluth, MN – Carmody Irish Pub & Brewing

Comes a time in many men’s lives when they hears the call of the old home town, and feel the passion of his ancestors start to well up inside him. Thus began the latest chapter in the life of Ed Gleeson, born in Duluth,  world traveler, grandson of some  former scions of the early hospitality… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Carmody Irish Pub & Brewing

Elgin, IL – Elgin Pit BBQ Review

Barbecue isn’t at the top of my list of cravings, but once and awhile, I appreciate some good ‘cue, especially whole hog pulled pork. Mrs. BurgerDogBoy loves it, so we do seek it out from time to time. Probably the best we’ve ever had was in the ‘barbecue capital’ of Texas, a town called Lockhart,… Continue reading Elgin, IL – Elgin Pit BBQ Review

Odoms Tennessee Pride Sausage Gravy

Picked this frozen packet up on a whim.  Now part of the food giant ConAgra, which was started in Nebraska in 1919 by four farmers who merged a few small town grain elevators.  Today ConAgra does $14 billion a year, with oh so familiar brands:  Hebrew National, Hunts, PAM, Jiffy Pop, Peter Pan, Banquet, Bertolli, Parkay,… Continue reading Odoms Tennessee Pride Sausage Gravy

Jack Links Smoked Sausage Review

I’ve previously puked out a lot of words on the Jack Link company, which went from a teeny tiny country butcher shop in a teeny tiny Wisconsin town to a global powerhouse manufacturers and distributor of meat snacks.   I even stopped by their outlet store, near their original factory in Minong, Wisconsin last year.… Continue reading Jack Links Smoked Sausage Review

McHenry, IL – Vickies Place Review

Few things I enjoy more than a hot summer day on a boat, and docking at a more than adequate waterside joint for cocktails and snacks.  Such was the case I hit Vickies Place, in McHenry, IL.   McHenry is perched on the Fox River, which runs into the Chain of Lakes, on up to… Continue reading McHenry, IL – Vickies Place Review

The Wisdom (?) of Very Young Top Officers at Multinationals

So Burger King has a 32 year old CEO, Daniel Schwartz, who has no previous industry experience. Fresh from his grueling undergrad education, Schwartz went to Wall Street as an M&A analyst, made a couple of other stops before joining 3G (Burger King’s private equity owner) as an analyst in 2005. A few years later,… Continue reading The Wisdom (?) of Very Young Top Officers at Multinationals

The Wisdom (?) of Very Young Officers Heading Multinationals

So Burger King has a 32 year old CEO, Daniel Schwartz, who has no previous industry experience. Fresh from his grueling undergrad education, Schwartz went to Wall Street as an M&A analyst, made a couple of other stops before joining 3G (Burger King’s private equity owner) as an analyst in 2005. A few years later,… Continue reading The Wisdom (?) of Very Young Officers Heading Multinationals

Skyline Frozen Chili Review

I have had a few words to say about the massive coney island or chili dog infatuation that exists in Ohio, particularly between two rival chains, Skyline and Gold Star.  In the past I tried out Skyline’s dry spice packet and found the results ultra satisfactory.   (I think the dry packet is from Skyline, even tho… Continue reading Skyline Frozen Chili Review