Big Jon is a Big OXO Fan
Our friend Jon is one of the five finalist to become an OXO spokesperson. The top three vote getters win. So, go and vote Big Jon all the way to the top. Or at least second place as Paula Chang is...
View ArticleWhere's your favorite goat farm?
If you don't already have a favorite goat farm, might I suggest Connemara Farms, previously operated by the wife of Carl Sandburg. Aside from being the permanent residence of this jolly goat (and a few...
View ArticlePhotos from the 1st Annual Southeastern Beard & Moustache Championships
Some fine photos from the 1st Annual Southeastern Beard & Moustache Championships.
View ArticleHow the Google Mice Discovered the Main Street Mice
The We Are Feeling Lucky experience is one of the coolest things to happen in Greenville since I've arrived. The outpouring of support from the government, business, and individuals is something...
View ArticleTime Magazine Article on Google on Main
One of the big deals to come from the Google on Main event was Time Magazine sending a reporter down to our little town. To paraphrase the reason why, Greenville was one of the only cities doing...
View ArticleThe Power of Mushrooms
Another recent fantastic event held in Greenville was TedxGreenville. The production was top notch and almost all the presenters took their job seriously and did a great job. All the presentations are...
View ArticleWhy Converge?
Gene Crawford from Period Three sent me an email asking if I could help promote the Converge Conference being held in Columbia, SC this June. I said, "I know very little about this conference for web...
View ArticleIndie Craft parade
I can't be more excited about the Indie Craft Parade going on here in Greenville on September 10-11. It's a great concept with beautiful marketing material. Well done all around folks.
View ArticleA Slideshow of Converge Art Submission
Here's a slide show of the submissions so far for the Converge Art contest. If you haven't submitted your art yet, get to it.
View ArticleWhy you shouldn't call a Southerner an asshole:
In 3 experiments, they were insulted by a confederate who bumped into the participant and called him an “asshole.” Compared with northerners—who were relatively unaffected by the insult—southerners...
View ArticleTomato Tasting Two: This Time It's Dinner
We helped to put on another Tomato Tasting. This time Slow Foods Upstate led the way and we were there to help with some design work for the menus and tasting cards.The event was held at Ristorante...
View ArticleThe growth of beer gardens
The popularity of beer gardens are on the rise in New York. Interesting enough, but I read the article top to bottom twice and no mention of Hans and Franz down here South Carolina. Boo on you New York...
View ArticleAn Invitation to Meat with Friends
Have you ever applauded a perfectly cooked cut of meat? Stood up and cheered the look, aroma, and taste of a wonderful, locally sourced pig, cow, lamb or goat.Me neither, but damn it, that sounds...
View ArticleUFO Welcome Center
I'm not gonna lie—I've been wanting to go to the UFO Welcome center for a pretty long time now, at least a year. Finally, on the way home from a meeting in Charleston last Friday, Adam and I were...
View ArticleCUT/CHOP/COOK
CUT/CHOP/COOK from Joe York on Vimeo.Cut/Chop/Cook is a documentary about Scott's BBQ in Hemingway, SC. I've never been to the place but I've posted about several times. A roadtrip must happen soon....
View ArticleWhat if Greenville...
A sneak peek of a little project we're working on with Greenville Forward.
View ArticleBovinova 2011
Last weekend a fine group of people got together to cook a whole cow, several goats, and the largest dish of paella my eyes have ever seen. It was called Bovinova. It was good. Here are some of the...
View ArticleOn the Importance of High Standards
Late last year Slow Food Upstate embarked on the mission of having the first Earth Market in the United States. A Earth Market is a farmers market with the strictest standards possible on food...
View ArticleMy Friend Jeff
Over the weekend Jeff Papenfus died. I can’t say we were best friends. Business friends more than anything. I’d see Jeff at the Coffee Underground every couple weeks (especially when he was working on...
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