| Jason! ( @ 2009-01-08 13:10:00 |
Job Idea: Tornado Caterer.
We've been watching a lot of "Storm Chasers" at the house, since L. is a weather nut, and I'm a couch adrenaline junkie; but it wasn't until I read an article in a 2004 National Geographic that something clicked here. These people eat some really awful food all the time.
Not just greasy spoon awful. Not just fast food awful. I'm talking about microwave reheated gas station sandwich awful. It got me thinking.
There are hundreds of both professional and amateur storm chasers out in the Midwest in season, and they're all following the same stuff. It wouldn't be too hard to pick up on the chatter and be there at the end of the day - taco truck style - serving slightly more expensive but an order of magnitude more awesome food.
Different every day so they keep coming back. Hit the grocery stores in the morning and be on the road an hour later. Haunt the same blogs and forums to advertise where your going and what you're doing. In a bad situation, you'd likely be the only place serving food (although that brings with it its own host of problems, what with wanting to be helpful and giving it away to folks who've lost everything and whatnot).
EXTREME CATERING.
Food Network and Discovery Channel need to get on this.
We've been watching a lot of "Storm Chasers" at the house, since L. is a weather nut, and I'm a couch adrenaline junkie; but it wasn't until I read an article in a 2004 National Geographic that something clicked here. These people eat some really awful food all the time.
Not just greasy spoon awful. Not just fast food awful. I'm talking about microwave reheated gas station sandwich awful. It got me thinking.
There are hundreds of both professional and amateur storm chasers out in the Midwest in season, and they're all following the same stuff. It wouldn't be too hard to pick up on the chatter and be there at the end of the day - taco truck style - serving slightly more expensive but an order of magnitude more awesome food.
Different every day so they keep coming back. Hit the grocery stores in the morning and be on the road an hour later. Haunt the same blogs and forums to advertise where your going and what you're doing. In a bad situation, you'd likely be the only place serving food (although that brings with it its own host of problems, what with wanting to be helpful and giving it away to folks who've lost everything and whatnot).
EXTREME CATERING.
Food Network and Discovery Channel need to get on this.