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Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter-faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn. To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth
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“Even more than their stock options, baristas told us they cared about the emotional benefits they got from their jobs: the camaraderie among co-workers, interaction with customers, pride in a new skill and knowledge, respect from managers, and the fundamental satisfaction that came from working for a company that treated them well.”
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
“Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. — FRANZ KAFKA”
― The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations
― The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations
“Success is sweetest when it’s shared.”
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. — ARISTOTLE”
― The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations
― The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations
“Feeling energized influences our mood, which influences our work in very direct ways. And feeling confused or disorganized in our work can have a terrible effect on us physically as well.”
― The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations
― The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations
Gianfranco’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gianfranco’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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88 friends
434 books
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280 friends
267 books
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3 friends
43 books
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20 books
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0 books
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83 friends
30 books
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73 friends
0 books
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8 friends
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