Eric Demay

Morning coffee with a side of philosophy and business insight: wonderful and humanistic morning thoughts by @arkadikuhlmann at #c2mtl. •

15h02 · 3 days ago @

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Inspiring talk by John Mckay (@wholefoods) at #C2MTL on the importance of a strong, united & wholesome company culture in order to innovate. •

16h18 · 4 days ago @

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Chris Bangle (@bmw): “It’s the tail on the fox that makes it pretty.” Love it. Think about the repercussions of your work around you. #c2mtl •

11h31 · 4 days ago @

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Fred Dust (IDEO): “We’re designing for our species, of course we should have insight and empathy about them.” #C2MTL •

20h58 · 10 days ago @

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Je cherche mais en vain: combien y a-t-il de degrès de différence entre le “nord de montréal” (le nord de sa trame urbaine) et le vrai nord? •

15 days ago

GeoGuessr •

Super fun: a google street view game where you’re dropped randomly somewhere in the world, and you try to guess where you are. My top score is 12,310 pts. (via kottke.org)

02h04 · 15 days ago @

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Aux foufs (!?). Des jeunes font des jäger-bombs pour la première fois. Cute. •

16 days ago

Bikes, Society

NYC Study Finds Protected Bicycle Lanes Boost Local Business •

Pour ceux qui avaient [encore] besoin de preuves qu’investir dans des aménagements urbains dédiés aux piétons et cyclistes est économiquement avantageux: “This new study makes it clear: investing in bicycle improvements boosts small businesses.”

17 days ago

Food

7 Dodgy Food Practices Banned in Europe But Just Fine Here (in the US) •

Same for Canada, except for #3 and #4 which have been banned.

29 days ago (0)

Food, Montréal

The state of the Montreal baguette •

In case you missed it in the gazette last week, Lesley Chesterman does an extensive survey of the local Montreal baguette making (supermarkets and artisan alike), tasting and rating as she goes along. Here are the results, with a few surprises and discoveries in the list.

47 days ago (0)

Food, Business

2013 Winners of the Good Food Awards •

Recognizing great american food products:

The Good Food Awards celebrate the kind of food we all want to eat: tasty, authentic and responsibly produced.

It’s limited to America (which make sense as to buying locally), but I think it should probably also have a vendor category for small local supermarkets/brands who participate in promoting and selling these good goods.