Housewifery Secrets from the Past

Jimmy Bannos, of Heaven on 7 fame (and my favorite chef), made a cajun turkey on the Today Show today. The lady hosts horrified about the amount of butter for massaging into skin and cavity (6lbs!). But Jimmy did reveal the secret for getting that great brown look that we only see on the covers of magazines. Kitchen Bouquet. Old brand secrets of our grandmothers like Bar Keepers Friend, Naptha, 20 Muleteam Borax, Kirk's Castile soap. Now add KB to the pantheon of old housewifery brands right for today.

The next "new" flavors?

The Hartman group predicts that these exotic flavors popping up at restaurants are likely candidates for new food products at supermarket. Hartman talks about how snacks seem to be an ideal entry point for new flavor profiles.

Which reminds me of a recent Rick Bayless TV episode, where he used his own flavor-infused oil, lightly brushed over store-bought tortilla chips and then baked in the oven. What an easy, yet customized trade-up from chips straight from the bag. This wreaks of a new product opportunity...