Kristen Mulvihill and David Rohde knew of the risks involved in Rohde’s work as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times. Before getting married, they had even discussed the worst, including what to do if Rohde was killed overseas. The couple had not, however, contemplated what to do if kidnappers grabbed Rohde and told [...]
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A Tale of Love and Kidnapping
Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Loiseau sees future in traditional haute cuisine
Posted in Business, Uncategorized on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters Life) – Even its three-star Michelin badge could not protect Bernard Loiseau during the crisis that racked the French restaurant industry in 2009. That year, the restaurants company posted a record loss of nearly half a million euros amid declining sales. Read more at Reuters
Protecting the bagel and other national treasures
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amid the parade of iconic brands that adorn Beverly Hills is an unexpected piece of culinary culture from home. There, one block from Rodeo Drive, is a small establishment called St. Urbain Street Bagels that offers up Montreal’s famous foodstuff in a bakery full of historical posters of the city. The sight of a distinctive [...]
Anti-guru: Management prof bites big
Posted in Business, Uncategorized on June 9, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Strategy gurus beware: management professor Henry Mintzberg is back with a new book that turns some favourite corporate conventions on their head. In Strategy Bites Back (Prentice Hall, 2005, 292 pages) Mintzberg serves up a lighthearted gallery of tidbits to debase and debunk anyone who proclaims to know the secrets of strategy. Described by Business [...]
Being Boustan
Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2003 | Leave a Comment »
It’s four o’clock on a grey early-winter afternoon, when Imad Smaidi arrives promptly. In a smart blue shirt and red-and-white tie, he looks restlessly at the crutch under his arm which has kept him from his usual post this past week. Instead, Smaidi’s son, an easy-going 16-year-old, is manning the counter at Boustan today. Smaidi [...]
