Competition for Taste of Derby 20011 entrants

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/n ... a=e_du_pub

From Business First

Deb

So, correct me if I'm wrong:

The young, upstart to the tradition is now offering local restaurants the chance to compete for the chance to compete against national competition for the rights to a crown that bears our names?

Based upon crowd votes?

Essentialy, someone from Boston, who has never watched a Derby in thier lives gets the shot to wear our roses- the opportunity to beat UK in Rupp Arena, except the fans get to pick the team UK puts on the floor?

There were a lot of people who dissed this 'We're gonna name our's yours' play back when it happened. I didn't. Now I feel kinda bad for my lack of vision.

This is an affront, from people who know no better. These PR people thought it would be wise to bring in national chefs and make us beg for the opportunity to battle against them.

Please. There isn't a chef in Louisville that shouldn't boycott this. In their second year, stealing another event's namesake, they are gonna make us work agaist each other to fight against mid-name players from other cities?

Show me a Robuchon. A Dufresne. A Batali. That makes this kinda effort worth it. Otherwise, two tiers of competition simply don't justify the right to wear a stolen crown. Sorry.

We have chefs running Iron Chef. Mixoligists considered amongst the best in the world. Our writers are quoted in perpetuum. We are strong and shouldn't have to pander to this kinda play, from an upstart to a tradition that was already began before last year.

That's my opinion.

So, correct me if I'm wrong:

The young, upstart to the tradition is now offering local restaurants the chance to compete for the chance to compete against national competition for the rights to a crown that bears our names?

Based upon crowd votes?

Essentialy, someone from Boston, who has never watched a Derby in thier lives gets the shot to wear our roses- the opportunity to beat UK in Rupp Arena, except the fans get to pick the team UK puts on the floor?

There were a lot of people who dissed this 'We're gonna name our's yours' play back when it happened. I didn't. Now I feel kinda bad for my lack of vision.

This is an affront, from people who know no better. These PR people thought it would be wise to bring in national chefs and make us beg for the opportunity to battle against them.

Please. There isn't a chef in Louisville that shouldn't boycott this. In their second year, stealing another event's namesake, they are gonna make us work agaist each other to fight against mid-name players from other cities?

Show me a Robuchon. A Dufresne. A Batali. That makes this kinda effort worth it. Otherwise, two tiers of competition simply don't justify the right to wear a stolen crown. Sorry.

We have chefs running Iron Chef. Mixoligists considered amongst the best in the world. Our writers are quoted in perpetuum. We are strong and shouldn't have to pander to this kinda play, from an upstart to a tradition that was already began before last year.

That's my opinion.

I found the word "meanwhile" in the PR very telling.

That's my analysis.

I'm laughing reading back over my original response. That was some hotsauce!



Since they get to pick thier team, I thought it'd be fun for us to pick ours. I'm not gonna choose any regular forumites, because an Athletic Director can't choose their friends for fear of charges of nepotism. A coach and 12 choices make the dream team:

(I only wish I had 12 more choices, but...)

Coach: Castro- it's what he does for a living.

Point Guard: Dean/ Laird- who has more experience feeding others the ball?
Shooting Guard: Lee/ Schuster- hang out in the perimeter and drill the three...
Power Forward: Lamas/Looi- Dribble and Dunk. These two travel and wear serious metal.
Weak-Side Forward: McGarity/Varanese- Flexibilty of styles for the position that picks, shoots and rebounds
Center: Llewellyn/ Palin. The big man has to have solid fundamentals and good hands.

My Specialist Role Players: I get to pull these two back home from out of state. Ray (Mr Molecular) and Denham (Capt Charcuterie)

In the spirit of competition, this is where I throw baby powder into the air (actually, flour would be funnier!)