by aileen on May 14, 2012
Cena have been sponsoring my blog for a few months now, but I have to tell the truth I didn’t really know them very well. I kind of knew what they did, and knew the concept was clever (hence the great match for blog sponsorship) but now I’m thinking differently.
I sat down with Billy (the owner) and had a good talk. He is passionate about food and wine, and soon had me won over to the concept. Cena basically do three things : the cafe, catering and ready to cook. I opted for the ready to cook option this time… and he recommended the Authentic Chicken Enchiladas (3 for $16, 6 for $26) and a bottle of wine (recommended by Billy and only $13). 30 mins in the over later…. I think the pictures will tell the story…
They were giant (I was very pleased we opted for a salad with them), delicious, packed with chicken, and well let’s just say I had to hide the third one from my husband so it would be left for him to take to work for lunch today. The wine was delicious, soft and dry and mmmmmm. (I’m not sure they are proper wine terms, but I will be buying more bottles) My husband was won over (and that’s not easy). As we finished the meal he looked up, smiled and said “What are we trying next?….”
If you are in Lafayette, pop into Cena and find out more. You can eat lunch or/and take something home to cook. Yes, they sponsor my blog so I try to write about anything interesting they are doing… but now I know that what they do everyday isn’t just clever, but yummy too.
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by aileen on January 6, 2012
One of the things I am determined to master this year is making macaroons – the French ones that taste like heaven and have the texture of an afternoon in Paris drinking coffee – but I digress.
I just came across this packaging for Point G, a French gourmet spot, created by Chez Valois and it made me smile.
Beautiful, even on the outside. It makes me want to be a packaging designer again.
by aileen on January 4, 2012
Creating Clever has it’s first official sponsor! – (insert happy dance here).
It’s a perfect match. The Lab, a coffee & culture experiment is…………. well I can’t tell you much yet. Except it’s coming to Lafayette, LA soon and it’s all about Engaging and Enjoying – you can see why they are a perfect for creating clever!
You can be among the first to find out what this actually is by going and “liking” their facebook page or following them on twitter – trust me, this is a business you are going to want to know more about (tell them thanks for being our Lightbulb Sponsor while you are there – they are helping keeping the ideas coming)
by aileen on November 1, 2011
I found this on Core77′s site – and loved it.
This is next door to Tom Collicchio’s new restaurant RiverPark. A “stalled” lot, a place where they started building but had to stop due to the economy, these are common in most cities at the moment was used as a temporary farm.
My favorite thing about this is how they came up with the concept :
“Thinking of the necessity of portability for the farm, Kosbau (the designer from Ore design) said, “We started with, ‘Ok, how much can a person carry?’ and we went from there. I think we sat down, and almost immediately thought of milk crates.”
If you start with identifying the right problem to solve, you have a much better chance at a great solution.
Read the whole article here and ask yourself how does this apply to what I’m doing?
Another great solution from Ore Design is coming up soon.
They were giant (I was very pleased we opted for a salad with them), delicious, packed with chicken, and well let’s just say I had to hide the third one from my husband so it would be left for him to take to work for lunch today. The wine was delicious, soft and dry and mmmmmm. (I’m not sure they are proper wine terms, but I will be buying more bottles) My husband was won over (and that’s not easy). As we finished the meal he looked up, smiled and said “What are we trying next?….”
