Monday, December 12, 2011

Chef Chris Cosentino: Tweeter Extraordinaire

Chef Chris Cosentino. Lover of all things offal*. Passionate chef, restauranteur, and tweeter.
There's a reason we love going to sports games, apart from the actual viewing of the players on the field/court/pitch a few hundred yards away: the energy of 20-, 30-, or 80-thousand fans becomes almost palpable as we all cheer on a field goal/home run/basket/whathaveyou. High fives abound between strangers turned best friends--and you realize you're surrounded by your closest friends you've never met.

If you're not already tweeting, think of Twitter as that same type of arena for kindred spirits. It's not necessarily all about sports teams or rock stars--there are also tribes with who love cat videos just as much as the next person. The communities may be large (i.e. followers of Justin Beiber number 15.2 million) or small, but there's a place for everyone...
including those who love offal, as Chris Cosentino has handily proved with his 108,000+ followers.

Chris is an expert Tweeter. Just follow him for a day and you'll get pics of his latest dishes, finds in the local market, and other tidbits of a day in the life. You can also dive in a bit deeper by taking a "Peek into My Kitchen" with the Wall Street Journal's article on our Chef Chris.

Whatever the case, send him a quick hello or a "looks delish!" I'm sure he'd love to hear from you. And come to think of it, so would we.

Friday, December 9, 2011

Mundane vs. Magnificence

It's no far leap to accept that almost everything we touch and use these days, in and around the house or workplace, had to be designed by someone at some point. That said, it's a rare and special moment when one of these conventional items crosses the line from being solely "functional" to "exquisite."

We know this line well. It's a line that separates the "run-of-the-mill" from the more inspired, "work-of-art." And we're working to blur this line with each new shoe style we create with our chefs. We actually get a kick out of seeing how far we can push the limit--blending the functional with the fashionable. So it makes it very easy to identify when someone else is working to blur this same line as well.



The Deglon Meeting Knife Set


Is it possible that there's an area in your profession where mundane can become magnificent? Tell us about it.