Neal Freiman
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Podcast Appearances
So I think the social component, not even talking about the monetary component has far reaching implications, literally based on how we are gathering around to do like a very fundamental thing, which is share a meal with someone else.
One activity it's definitely seems to be killing, not killing, but hurting is cooking.
There's this report from the Wisconsin School of Business.
They found that when food delivery platforms entered counties in the United States, residents spent an average of nine percent less time cooking each day than they did before food delivery companies came in.
I'm spending 9% less time cooking these days, but it's because my knife skills have improved, Neil.
I've been practicing on it, even though I am wearing a bandage right now because I recently cut my finger.
I've seen your dice.
It's pretty tight.
For my next number, Amtrak dipped its toe into the fashion world, selling a tracksuit, get it, that'll cost you...
$279.
The two-piece branded tracks who went on sale last week through Monday with a price tag that almost matches the cost of a one-way Amtrak ticket from New York to Boston.
The goal is to drum up excitement for the next-gen Acela, Amtrak's newest high-speed trains that launched last summer in the Northeast.
The outfit is designed to embody the, quote, premium comfort, modern design, and elevated experience of the new trains.
The track suit is the handiwork of Anastasia Lukinskaya, a student at the New York School of Design.
When Amtrak introduced its new trains last year, it held a competition in partnership with the School of Design's
to determine the look, and Anastasia proved victorious in the ready-to-wear category.
But is anyone actually buying the new Amtrak merch?
One exec told the Washington Post that, yes, they surpassed their goal but declined to share specifics.
Toby, as MBD's fashion authority, would you wear an Amtrak-branded tracksuit?
The fact that I'm the fashion authority in this group says more about maybe you than actually me.