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First Aired - 10/17/2012 05:00PM
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This week on the business of The Business, Phil Colicchio is joined by Brad W. Norton, president of BestChefsAmerica.com, the ultimate chef’s guide to chefs. Their annual publication is compiled by a comprehensive process of interviewing chefs across the country. Chefs are nominated for participation by fellow chefs, other culinary professionals, and food enthusiasts. Learn about the proprietary software that's used to sort the data they collect and how BestChefsAmerica.com helps highlight overlooked and under-appreciated talent in the culinary world! This program was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
"What BestChefsAmerica.com aspires to do is be the prefect chef guide to chefs. We use a very unique peer review process that allows chefs to talk about other chefs they respect." [4:17]
"We're able to deliver information in a new and revolutionary way about who chefs think are doing the best in their field. Our process is what we think makes our business very unique." [11:56]
"We're giving those unsung heroes an opportunity to have a verse or two sung about them by people who think they are very special - and it will lead to many surprises." [17:00]
--Brad W. Norton, President of BestChefsAmerica.com on the business of The Business
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First Aired - 03/17/2011 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks is joined by Mara Gittleman of Farming Concrete. Tune in to learn more about this "citizens science project" and how Mara and her colleagues have gathered detailed statistics on all the community farms in New York City. This episode was sponsored by The Museum of Food & Drink .
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The Farm Report Introduction: Farming Concrete (17:38)
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Erin Fairbanks, The Farm Report, Mara Gittleman, Farming Concrete, citizen science project, gardening, cartography, how much food are community gardeners growing in NYC?, www.farmingconcrete.org, community development, the internet is not always the best tool, Green Thumb, New York Restoration Project, Just Food, crop inventory, 400 community gardens in New York, ACGA, community garden is any space where more than 1 person is gardening, spaces open to the public, urban farming in Detroit, social justice, illegal farming in vacant lots, Rudy Giuliani tried to auction off gardens, land trusts, land protection, Food Works,Quantifying Food Production (15:12)
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quantifying food production, being classified as a farm, urban agriculture, Mara is part of the Prospect Heights community farm, communal flower cutting bed, herb gardens, garlic, ask your local community garden about what's in season, plant sales, seed swapping, seed saving, crop inventory forms,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 04/10/2011 04:30PM
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Fans of Burning Down the House are in for a treat this week as Curtis is joined by friends & colleagues Matt Arnold, Jake Alspector & Nicholas Agneta to discuss all things "Concerning Licensure". The NCARB has been tight lipped with their architectural licensing statistics and it's got the BDTH team up in arms. Want to know more? Just press play. When you're done with this heated episode, head on over to Matt Arnold's online database of resources related to the matter at http://tinyurl.com/ConcerningLicensure. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.
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Burning Down the House: Corruption & NCARB (6:09)
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Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne, Heritage Radio Network, Cain Vineyard & Winery, www.CainFive.com, Cooper Union, Matt Arnold, Jake Alspector,Licensure, Honesty & Education (10:04)
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graduate architects, internships, education, it's a CHOICE to become an architect, from non licensure to licensure, simple tasks take longer and longer these days, we have more on our plates, institutions should be more honest and upfront about what to expect, apprenticeships,National Council of Architectural Registration Boards & The Architect Registration Examination (10:04)
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NCARB, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, pass rate for schematics is 70%, state by state differences, culture of school, pre-determined educational path, Architect Registration Examination,IDP: A Waste of Time? (13:40)
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http://www.tinyurl.com/concerninglicensure, IDP is a waste of time, large firms vs small firms, graduates are distracted,Bureaucracy & Architectural Licensing Statistics (25:26)
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AIA, American Institute of Architects, why won't they release the data?, NCARB has a stranglehold on everybody, they are making the rules, the future generation are not being treated with honesty, high cost of education, high cost of getting a license, free market economy, having an IDP when you start your education is key, architecture is a practice based profession, why bother going to school?, bureaucracy, architectural licensing statistics, Lenore M. Lucey, claimed they do not have the statistics, how many people take IDP?, where do they go to school?, when did they graduate?, who added community service as a requirement for the ARE?, penal servitude,Closing Thoughts (8:29)
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