The anti-hunger community is correct that historically, as a nation, we have treated the poor paternalistically. American social, educational and health policy is littered with countless examples of this failed approach.
Source: civileats.com
Soda Pop Stop
Fort Worth Business Ideas
Here’s two freebie business ideas for Fort Worth people:
1) There should be a food truck in Fort Worth. Plain and simple. Who cares what it serves, just get something mobile on the road… It’ll create the same type of hype that froyo is now across the metroplex, where everyone goes out to try it, finds out how good it is, and continues to go. It should be mobile and roam between Central Market, Sundance Square, and Magnolia Ave.
2) I think that Aduro Beans and Artisan Baking Co. should collaborate on 3 food spots. They should do them Shaved Ice Style where there’s a super small hut or trailer, in which you can walk up or drive through and get a scone and a great cup of coffee. This one is tougher because not everyone eats bakery and drinks coffee all day, but it could be manned by 1 smiling person per spot and would give people access to the awesome local brands.
Fort Worth really has started to attract some Top Chef’s (ha ha)… and is filled with foodies and people who love eating great food. It’s about time to start acting like we can hang with other cuisine rich areas!
This last weekend was the first Startup Weekend for the Dallas/Fort Worth region. The idea is simple, get a bunch of talented people together (like minded) and create some companies literally over the weekend… Add in some good food and prizes and you have a great atmosphere for creativity…
Our idea was PickyPlates.com (@PickyPlates), a recommendation engine for recipes. You sign in with your Twitter account and browse recipes. By adding in ingredient preferences, likes/dislikes, we’ll start to filter through and recommend recipes to you!
An incredible team, a great idea, and some fast work… We got the site up and running, with no overnight development, literally from Friday evening until Sunday evening. Challenging and rewarding, as we took 1st place!!!
Congratulations goes out to the other teams as well! It was great meeting people.
More coverage of the event is here, including the other teams: http://techwildcatters.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/startup-weekend-a-huge-success/
Everyone knows that Bacon is pretty much the best food on Earth… in fact, it’s so cool, that even the grease it leaves behind creates fractals.
(note: in case you forgot about my last “beautiful food post)
jerk shrimp, cucumber and pineapple salsa, sweetpotato, and plantain…
I'm a Ruby developer that loves to play with science, math, and gadgets. Previously, I was part of a startup called drop.io, acquired by Facebook. I live in Fort Worth, TX with my wife, 2 dogs, and baby boy. I'm a foodie, a gamer, and a self proclaimed scientist.
