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May 7th, 2009, 03:03 PM
This months update will start with me throwing one of my all time heroes under the bus. Gordon Ramsay, known for his obscenity laced rants against bad restaurants and bad cooks has gone soft. I remember him making a bonfire of celebrity chef cookbooks during his BBC show, The F Word. (F being food of course.) Imagine my shock and surprise when my wife called into the study, “Gordon’s on the Rachel Ray show.” “What is he doing, throwing chicken at her, calling her a donkey, or spanking her generous backside with a wooden spoon?” “None of the above, he’s pitching a cookbook, he‘s a really nice guy.” If you are one of these doomsday theorists, forget Nostradamus, this is a sure sign that the end is indeed near.
The next one that needs to walk the plank is Susie Orman. Yes that Susie Orman. She managed to outrage the entire industry with her comments on the Oprah show along the lines of don’t eat out at restaurants as financial advice. What should I do Susie, put it in the stock market? A few statistics for you Susie. The restaurant industry employs 9% of the American workforce, is expected to add 1.8 million jobs through the next decade, and has a total economic impact of 1.3 trillion (with a t Susie) dollars. Nearly half of the adult population of this country has worked “in the business” at one time or another. With this stimulus and that stimulus throwing money down the hole, how about a certificate for 100 dollars for every taxpayer to have an evening out at their favorite restaurant? The money is guaranteed to turn over at least three times, which is much more than some road construction which is only going to slow us down. Stay in your foxhole Susie, I’m going out for lobster.
All is not doom and gloom, we are getting Five Guys Burgers and Fries in the new Plaza at Palm Bay road and I-95. For those that are not familiar, I ate at one of these about three years ago in Tampa, and immediately inquired as to franchise availability when I got home, but it was not to be, Florida had been sold out. They make a good burger although they cook them all well done, which is not my thing. The fries however are masterful, the best you might ever try. I can take my favorite TV chef selling out, and the economy going to hell in a hand basket, if I’ve got great fries, I can somehow deal with it.
The next one that needs to walk the plank is Susie Orman. Yes that Susie Orman. She managed to outrage the entire industry with her comments on the Oprah show along the lines of don’t eat out at restaurants as financial advice. What should I do Susie, put it in the stock market? A few statistics for you Susie. The restaurant industry employs 9% of the American workforce, is expected to add 1.8 million jobs through the next decade, and has a total economic impact of 1.3 trillion (with a t Susie) dollars. Nearly half of the adult population of this country has worked “in the business” at one time or another. With this stimulus and that stimulus throwing money down the hole, how about a certificate for 100 dollars for every taxpayer to have an evening out at their favorite restaurant? The money is guaranteed to turn over at least three times, which is much more than some road construction which is only going to slow us down. Stay in your foxhole Susie, I’m going out for lobster.
All is not doom and gloom, we are getting Five Guys Burgers and Fries in the new Plaza at Palm Bay road and I-95. For those that are not familiar, I ate at one of these about three years ago in Tampa, and immediately inquired as to franchise availability when I got home, but it was not to be, Florida had been sold out. They make a good burger although they cook them all well done, which is not my thing. The fries however are masterful, the best you might ever try. I can take my favorite TV chef selling out, and the economy going to hell in a hand basket, if I’ve got great fries, I can somehow deal with it.