Following up on my vacation post on poutine – the Montreal specialty of French fries with gravy, cheese and other greasy stuff piled high – I’m happy to report we’ve found a new specialty to clog our arteries: “Plogue à Champlain” at restaurant Au Pied De Cochon.… Read the rest
Category Archives: Food & Drink
So Un-San Francisco
After a busy week of conferences and business meetings in San Francisco, I ended the trip with a visit with my good friend and former colleague Ryan Oettinger. We decided to do something seemingly un-San Francisco: go to the House of Prime Rib. The food was ok, but the irony and carnage was awesome.… Read the rest
One Very Cool Taco
After arriving in San Francisco last night, I had a wonderful sushi dinner with my former comScore colleague, Graham Mudd, who’s now an MBA student working at Yahoo Social Search for the summer. The problem with sushi is that it alwasy leaves me with a heavy-duty ice-cream craving.… Read the rest
Summer Has Arrived
I usually keep AttentionMax focused on marketing, media and those subject’s impact on life. But summer has arrived and it just feels good — good to get outside and away from this life-sucking computer. So far this Memorial Day Weekend, I planted my window boxes (here), enjoyed a BBQ with a long-time friend (here), took a quick stroll around Coney Island (here) and walk around Prospect Park (here).… Read the rest
Happy Memorial Day Weekend…I Mean Graduation
Looks like "graduation" is more top of mind than "Memorial Day", or even "barbecues". Or students are just immersed and dominating the conversation.… Read the rest