Investors can really be quite demanding on public companies – even ones as large as Starbucks. As we see a rise of activist investors, hopefully it will also…
I’m back! After a cross-Pacific move, attending a wedding, graduating, etc, I took a break from society and have been holed up at home for a good week.…
Continuing with the food programming in Portugal! We ate a wide variety of food at all price points, but mostly seafood :). Dos Artistas Website: http://www.artistasrestaurant.com/ Address: Rua Cândido dos…
Year-round surfing, gorgeous cliffs, and delicious seafood? Sign me up! In a brief break from the endless food and wine recs from Portugal, I take you to the…
Lots of people have heard of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Napa, etc. Less people have heard about the Douro Valley, or even how wonderful Portuguese wine is. As business school…
You know when you plan one of those wonderful trips and you spend months daydreaming about it until you go? And then everything turns out almost as wonderful…
As one of the largest cities in Chicago, it comes as no surprise that the city would have a highly rated opera house. While I lay no claims…
I think it is a sign of my age when I can’t adapt to things like Pluto not being a planet, and the Sears Tower being re-named the…
A cold winter ski town does not naturally lead one to seek out hiking. But my friends and I apparently hike regardless? Much like my long rants in…
There’s no way to sugarcoat cold weather in Chicago – it is just terrible. It’s also not the most correct thing, I suppose, to complain about holidays of…