I was jonesing for a club sandwich. Too many plain mixed salads, salty Starbucks wraps, tiny Jamba Juice quinoa bowls, and overly average poke had left craving something fulfilling in the Old Town Pasadena vicinity. I needed a club sandwich, I knew that would quench this craving, and a google search revealed Aux Delices had one […]

Grand was The Palace Hotel. If one didn’t know this upon booking, the entrance and lobby said it all (after, of course, I paid $60/night for valet parking).  As I walked to my room I couldn’t tell if I would be staying in an old, rundown establishment in need of a restoration, or a newly […]

Usually if a club sandwich is this bad, they don’t serve it. But in Mauritius, they plate it with pride. There was only one restaurant at the departure gates in the newly renovated Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. After a 30 minute wait while they verified our paper tickets (the first paper tickets for a […]

The perks of being an expert – a true thought leader – in your industry. Only few know this well. How long does it take? Depends how hard you work. And the industry you’re trying to become a leader in. Less mature industries take less time, however, require more focus and persistence among key intellects […]