food
Pickwick Ovens
Pickwick Ovens are the best thing in the world ever. I was thoroughly delighted to see one in action in Leeds city centre. The most genius thing about them is the fact that you can smell them from about 1/2 mile away. You know you’re in…
Monkeys and Drums and Stuff
Scamp has written a really good piece about ideas and their appropriation by advertising. It specifically talks about the Cadbury’s Gorilla and the fact that it was originally pitched to someone else, and there was once a drumming Gorilla…
Businesses Are Like Cats
I’ve no idea where this came from, but as I was trying to get to sleep last night I came up with this rather odd, and strangely extended, metaphor. Businesses as cat ownership (I’ve a suspicion it might work for kids or dogs too, but I’ve…
Food and Music
Is this a new food show format? Or perhaps M&S could quit the food-porn ads and do this instead ;-) And while we’re on the topic of music and food, in case you’ve not seen it:
Channel4Radio.com
Channel4Radio.com is a new Channel 4 venture offering a range of podcasts. Some of them look pretty good. They’ve got a series of 30 daily downloads from the Edinburgh festival, which is nice. Plus Richard and Judy’s Audiobook Club! But…