May 14, 2010
- More Pleasureable Cooking With Creative Gadgets
Cookware is a vital tool for any chef, both novice and professional. There are the necessary pots and pans, but you can also expand your collection based on your cooking needs. (…)
October 8, 2009
- Halloween Spending Down - Challenge for Online Retail
According to a recent survey released by the National Retail Federation, consumer spending for Halloween will be down this year. Last year Halloween came before the full impact of the down turn was realized. (…)
September 5, 2009
- Is This the Year of the Home Cook?
From much of the press in both the local and national paper, it seems there is a lot of speculation that this will be the year of the home cook. (…)
August 28, 2009
- Amazon - Channel to Competitor
Amazon started as the best source for books in the world and then moved on to being the best channel for finding most anything. Unlike eBay, who seemed to always be interested in making their users successful, Amazon has had a fairly aggressive model toward business. (…)
August 12, 2009
- Gourmet Show - Observations
One of the fun things about going to shows such as the Gourmet Show in San Francisco or the International Housewares Show in Chicago is discovering new product and interesting old products that had been missed before. Also trying to figure out the trends for the next year as perceived by the manufactures and marketers. (…)
March 18, 2009
- Paderno and Kitchen Supply
NOTE: Originally targeted for publication March 15, 2009
Gourmet News had an article written by Anna Wolfe this month that gave me a jolt at first. (…)
February 14, 2009
- Are people still buying?
NOTE: This is a blog I started a couple of months ago and for some reason or another never published it. Reading it over now shows that some the issues of last February did come to pass. Krispy Kreme is gone and is Loehmann's and so on. The housing news seems cheerier but there does not seem to be much real growth in sales. (…)
February 9, 2009
- Waterford, Lenox and Others File Bankruptcy
I am not sure how many people in general have seen the recent announcement about bankruptcies in the tableware area. (…)
February 8, 2009
- 25 Little know things about me
I have been tagged by a couple of people on thisso I thought I better post my version. (…)
May 19, 2008
- ChefWannabee
This is the blog associated with Your Smart Kitchen, your online source for quality cookware, bakeware cutlery, appliances and more.
It is our intent to make cooking both easier and more fun. (…)
