The phone rang on Monday going to voicemail and Laurel was on the line from Grapevine Cottage in Zionsville, a NW-burb in Indy. She wanted to let me know someone dropped off some of my Secondi-Gourmet sauce for them to try. They loved it!
I was to wait and connect with them on…
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Added by Brett on August 7, 2008 at 10:30pm —
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I was doing my thing visiting my normal routine of social networking sites when I ran across this article posted tonight at 5PM by Erik Deckers over on
Smaller Indiana. Hint... it has someth…
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Added by Brett on July 8, 2008 at 10:16pm —
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Boy, I didn't see this coming! It was early, morning hours, for sure. I receive an email from someone that I was scheduled to have a lunch meeting with to discuss
Confluence! which is a networking event my company (…
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Added by Brett on July 1, 2008 at 6:55pm —
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It's official,
www.Secondi-Gourmet.com is live! Orders are received for the various Secondi-Gourmet sauces and pastas right from the home page for ease. "Secondi" is the Italian word for "Main Dish," which we felt best described the us…
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Added by Brett on June 30, 2008 at 8:30pm —
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Technically, one cannot prepare or sell food to the general public unless it is start-to-finish cooked in a commercially-approved kitchen. My wife and I are fortunate to know a few restaurant owners in Indianapolis. Bill Pritt, who went to College with me, owns the…
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Added by Brett on June 29, 2008 at 6:30pm —
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You must know it's just killing me. As much as I want to show you the new site we've been working on, I guess it's best to keep it under wraps. I'm the type of person that wants to wait until its just perfect before I release it to the readers/public. But then there's another side that says maybe you'd get a bang out of watching it come together. Site development is an evolution. As I decide to add more sauces to the list, I need more graphics, more descriptions, more pricing, more cart options,…
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Added by Brett on June 29, 2008 at 7:56am —
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OKay... I know I've read that you should pinch back your basil to encourage more production. I think I've killed another one of my basil plants in the process. Where exactly are you supposed to snip-snip?
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Added by Brett on June 28, 2008 at 12:44pm —
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This evening we ran around getting all our supplies to take to the restaurant this weekend for our next round of bottleing. I am planning to make the pomodoro sauce I started with, but in addition I'll bottle the Arrabiata (spicy) and Garden Vegetable sauces. I'll need to spend some of tomorrow creating the new label layouts. Branding is so critical these days and on ventures like this... I'll be interested to see where things end up. More soon...
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Added by Brett on June 27, 2008 at 10:00pm —
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Things are busting right along on the site... I'm not quite ready to release the details to TFJ readers, but it's coming very soon, we hope by the end of the weekend. I'll be bottling up some more versions of my sauce this weekend. The pomodoro sauce wil be the base for additional varieties including Garden Vegetable (Pomodoro + bell peppers and mushrooms - Yummy!), and Arrabaiata (Pomodoro + Red hot chili flakes - SPICY!). Stay tuned... more coming soon...
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Added by Brett on June 27, 2008 at 7:48am —
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Well, I've always wanted to bottle my own sauce! I've just completed the first batch. I have a friend that owns a couple restaurants in Indy, and he's allowed me to come in and prepare and bottle my own sauce. It's high-end gourmet sauce... not something you'd pay $1.98 for at Wal-Mart. I didn't realize until recently that Wal-Mart did carry a decent selection of gourmet sauces that range up to just over $9 for about 24-26 ounces. The pricing is comporable to what you would find at Fresh Market…
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Kopper Kettle in Madison, IN is an interesting place full of ch…
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Tre Wilcox, winner of "Top Chef" in 2007, whipped up a fantastic ba…
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Marcus was at the show to demonstrate his new line of Cookware.…
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Added by Brett on April 1, 2008 at 6:00am —
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I'm not a big fan of "The Hearty Boys." The dark-haired gentlemen is great... he's knows his cooking stuff... but his partner is way too over-the-top for me. I'm not sure which is which, but they're Dan Smith & Steve McDonagh. Winners of a Food Network series that landed them…
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Added by Brett on March 31, 2008 at 6:30am —
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Easter Sunday 2008! Sure to have been a great day of celebrating…
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Alton's an interesting individual as we all know. He was fairly…
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Added by Brett on March 30, 2008 at 1:41pm —
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You need to check out this short video clip to see this restaurant in Snook, TX that is selling Chicken-Fried Bacon Strips. I thought I heard of it all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfbTO0GlONU
Let me know what you think about this!
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Added by Brett on March 29, 2008 at 9:32pm —
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Added by Brett on March 25, 2008 at 10:28pm —
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Cynthia Peck, owner of Angelo's & Vinci's Italian Restaurant with her manger.
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Added by Brett on March 19, 2008 at 11:29pm —
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Nutrifilter™ is a powerful new tool that helps make smart food choices quick and easy. It identifies whether products conform to certain dietary plans or nutritional elements.
Nutrifilter™ is targeted towards health-conscious and workaholic consumers who don’t alwa
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Added by Brett on March 19, 2008 at 9:30pm —
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