Extreme Pizza Night Out and Aeroponics! That’s what we’re talking about today. First – about Extreme Pizza! An absolutely wonderful time was had by all last night at our Extreme Pizza Night out in La Jolla, and even more interesting as I later pictured Restauranteur Kevin Smith talking about Aeroponics. But wait, I don’t want to get ahead of myself!
Hard to believe that in the middle of the week, 21 people turned out for a Pizza Party! Aaaah, but this was not your average group of people…. It was members of 8 different meetup groups diverse as the day is long!
And if you don’t think that makes for a fun evening… think again!
If you recall, one of the restaurants we highlighted for Restaurant Week was George’s California Modern and exceptional Chef Trey Foshee.
Well, Kevin and Trey have that in common. Trey is exceptional, and (as a member of Exceptional Entrepreneurs), so is Kevin.
We had such a great time at George’s… and when Kevin asked: “Why don’t we plan something at my restaurant next time”? The answer was easy. “Well, yeeeaaah”!
So that’s what we did last night. There were a total of 6 tables…….. we filled more than half of his small bungalow. Of course he has outside dining too, so his restaurant was packed last night!
And I decided to make it a ‘social networking event’ that would conclude with any chess members playing chess. So we started by asking each table of four to answer 3 simple questions. Everyone had different questions.For example: If you could bring back any ONE person, relative or not, who would you bring and why? The one thing I wanted to know and asked everyone is: ‘What’s your favorite thing to cook and eat’. Some of the tables were having so much fun they asked after question number 2 “C’mon! Can you give us one more question”?
So apparently this ‘social’ manipulation of asking questions, even if they are way out (and some of them were), really made people stop being self concious and start talking to one another.
It was interesting, for sure.
And my final question was: “Is there a restaurant you would like to see me create an event at, or what kind of event would you like me to create”? I got tons of great suggestions and I’m so happy to have had such a wonderful group of people come together and support all these meetup groups and the Chef Marian Brand! And if you would like to contribute to that end, tell me what you think would be good, just email me at mm@chefmarian.com.
Now let’s talk about Aeroponics. Aero what? It’s not Hydroponics… it’s not sistaponics (you won’t find it in a dictionary….I just made that word up, as I usually do – lol) …. it’s Aeroponics… the way to shower the roots of plants with nutrients. So you assemble it (in under a half hour), you start seedlings and one to three weeks later transfer them into this tower you’ve built, and when your harvest is ripe? Voila! You have Chard, Lettuce, Cucumbers, Beans, Broccoli, Squash, Strawberries, Tomatoes and what ever herbs you like to grow. Whether you are a restaurant owner, or just the average person, go for the flavor! Fresh is best!
Kevin tells me the kit is under $500.00 and if you want to make $45.00 monthly payments…. you have it! His site is www.KevCo.TowerGarden.com. Remember, if you go on there and order, email Kevin too at kwsmith3443@sbcglobal.net and say “HEY! I heard about you from Chef Marian”. I’m hoping if you do that for me, he’ll throw one of these my way!
And that’s one thing I love more than anything…. fresh produce and herbs. I also wear the clothing line Fresh Produce…. ! That’s just how I ‘vibe’. But really, I would like you to know I have been part of several different conversations with people I think are credible, and the ongoing theme is: In the next year or two, the ‘growing your own’ industry is going to be important to us. Why not sustain your own family now?
That’s my thought on this beautiful California morning!
Happy Eating,
Chef Marian