Drew Schiller

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expectation

What’s your white tablecloth?

April 21, 2009

While in Barcelona a few years ago, my wife and I wandered into a little restaurant around the corner from our apartment on a Friday night. We had heard this place had good food, and we were excited to try it.
After the typical Catalan/English/Broken Spanish dance, we communicated that we in fact had no reservation, [...]

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Follow-through

March 10, 2009

When I played tennis in high school, my coach taught me that my serve would only be as effective as my follow-through. When I followed through the stroke completely I had a good serve, but when I stopped my swing short I would miss-hit the ball and the shot became unpredictable (and it usually landed [...]

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Closed Mondays

February 17, 2009

There’s a new upscale diner in town that generated a lot of buzz when it first opened a few months ago. The problem is that half the time I drive by (which is not very often), it seems like they are closed. Monday night, my wife and I drove by the place around 6:00pm and [...]

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Smart brands make others look smart

January 29, 2009

I went to a business luncheon recently that was held at a newer restaurant in town. This place has a reputation for having great food, so the meeting room was packed with about 50 area business owners, managers and sales reps. Sounds like a crowd you want to impress. The problem is that the food [...]

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