Fox School of Business at Temple University

As promised, I am giving you the much anticipated first restaurant writing of the semester! My pick of this month is none other than a small Mom and Pop restaurant called MAMA PALMA's.

MAMA PALMA's is literally becoming one of the hottest pizza places in town. This quaint little byob (bring-your-own-bottle) restaurant located on 22nd and Spruce offers classic stone oven pizza with a large variation of authentic Italian toppings.

So just how good is the pizza at Mama Palma's? I'll refer you to one of my earlier entries touching upon the best places on campus for a buffalo chicken slice. The pizza at Malma Palma's truly blows the local competition out of the water.

The restaurant has kept their gem pizzas in the local market with a byob stance on alcohol and a no credit policy (cash only). I personally suggest the good old Pepperoni style pizza or the Margherita topping.

I promise you will not be disappointed.

Until Then....
Kyle Sawdey
The Fox Den

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I have finally received my pre-ordered copy of Hot, Flat, and Crowded. The book is written by the best selling author who gave you The World is Flat and The Lexus & The Olive Tree. Thomas Friedman, an award winning author, is the foreign affairs writer for the New York Times.

Although I have yet to even glance at the first page (the school semester HAS begun and IS time consuming) I am excited to read about Friedman taking on the issue of global warming.

For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past few years, global warming is at the forefront of major issues in our generation. The world population is as large as ever and major resources are constantly being consumed. The idea that the world is truly flat ties into the issue of global warming. Countries that were once considered “3rd world” are being educated with billions of dollars being invested. New global competitors are springing up and creating a new labor force with new global markets. This of course means cheap labor which equates to a larger global middle class (more and more resources consumed!).

In today’s integrated business world the name of the game is minimizing costs and maximizing profits for shareholders. Many jobs are being outsourced to these new markets for a fraction of the labor costs. The leaders of course are China and India (you can even hire an assistant in India to finish business reports while you sleep….meaning you go to bed with unfinished work and wake up with a finished project! ooo the world we live in).

So what is the answer to global warming? Is global warming even real? Will gas prices keep rising??? I don’t know, I am not a scientist but I will give feedback on this book.

So there is a general background of The World is Flat tying into Hot, Flat, and Crowded. Imagine the opinions I will have after the book!

Until then….

Kyle Sawdey
The Fox Den

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