Mon Dieu! 300% Tariff on Roquefort Cheese!
I was appalled when I ran across this chatter on Twitter. Roquefort dressing has been a signature item at Monti’s for 50 years.
walterolson: Parting blow to America’s taste buds: outgoing Bush admin slaps high tariffs on Roquefort cheese, Irish oatmeal http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2009/01/at-fir…
Barry Aarons at the Arizona Senate Lawn
I took this photo of Barry down at the Capitol, on the Senate Lawn where Monti’s catered the legislative day luncheon for the Arizona Propane Gas Association.
As always,…thanks for hiring Monti’s.
Jazz January 26th at Monti's Back Door
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Dominos Versus Subway
I love it when chains screw eachother! Notice the tight economic times are leading to edgy dustups like this one, as well as Starbucks v McDonalds.
Restaurant Industry Forecast Revised Downward – 1/22/2009 10:42:00 AM – Chain Leader
Citing further contraction in the economy, a continuing slowdown in consumer spending, and accelerating job losses, foodservice consultancy Technomic revised its 2009 U.S. foodservice industry nominal growth forecast downward to -2.2 percent.
Mill’s End Café (3rd & Mill) Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint Tonight
Mill’s End Café (3rd & Mill) Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint Tonight
Originally uploaded by Michael Monti
The Crew in Las Vegas
Here is a late post of a nice shot Christen took of the management crew in Las Vegas at Battistas:
Monti's Managers Celebrating After a Long 2008
Left side: Me, Jimmy, Monique, Dan, Angeles, Jerry
Right side: Tommy, Kim, Natalie, Chef G, Mike, Erin, Stacey, Eddie
“Spenders of Last Resort”
Browsing Northern Trust’s “Perspectives” newsletter I cam across this turn of the phrase. Since our economy is so dependent upon consumer spending, and since fear and the liquidity crisis have dried that up:
This leaves central banks and governments as the spenders of last resort. Fortunately, these institutions are adapting to this role and demonstrating a willingness to aggressively spend and experiment with policy initiatives, hopefully where appropriate. Recent moves by the Federal Reserve are the epitome of such reactions.
So now central banks and governments are going to be major players in the economy, and own–entirely or in part–large companies, such as GM, Ford and Chrysler. But as a new administration takes the stage with great plans for massive public works programs, and expansion of the already-gargantuan bailouts, think about this quote to put it in perspective: “Fascism should more properly be called corporatism, since it is the merger of state and corporate power”– Benito Mussolini
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