So, T minus 17 hours to leave for Portland, Oregon on our now yearly trip to a National GM / EC Conference. Last year was a real treat to see where our company was created and birthed. I'm going this year with a new GM ( I had a stand in last year) and with some new projects (one is the one you're reading and my podcasts) under my belt. We will be taking a cruise on the river and karayoke (sp?)...yeah! Typical Tuesday and Wednesday conferences, with a dinner TUesday night, and Awards Dinner Wednesday. (post conference)... We had a good time, three really great speakers... Ross Schafer (www.rossschafer.com) and several others. I'll hold off on comments and get more details together for a future post... Pictures and comments on the trip in a few days... Chef Tony