May 28th, 2007
Brilliant Business Idea: Barbecue on Wheels
I was lying in bed last sunday afternoon when I suddenly realized that I had several friends coming over that evening with the expectation of being fed. I began thinking through the work it would take to insure that when they arrived, there would be some sort of food available and became very tired in a short amount of time. It then dawned on me: What are two things that people love in the summer?
#1 - Barbecue
#2 - Not doing anything
Consider this: you are sitting on your couch on a sunday afternoon at 5PM and hunger starts to set in. Suddenly, you hear a jingle from outside that can only mean one thing. You rise from the couch, grab for your wallet, and rush outside. On the street, the intoxicating aroma of burning pork greets your nostrils and you begin to salivate onto your sweat stained t-shirt.
In front of you is parked a thing of beauty:
“Good Day sir,” you utter to the fat man in the driver’s seat, head adorned with a large white bbq-stained chef’s hat.
“Top of the morning,” he responds back with a grin that reveals flecks of ribs embedded between his teeth.
“I will have four ribs, a half-chicken, and two hot dogs,” you respond back to him.
“That will be $32.23,” he fires back while digging in the back of his truck for your order.
Absolute perfection.
Disclaimer: If anyone steals this or any of the other brilliant business ideas I come up with then I expect a 10% ownership stake.
That truck looks:
1. mad shady
2. like a fire hazard
3. like it violates numerous health codes
But I have to admit, if I were hungry or drunk enough, I’d probably flag down Jiyan’s BBQ on Wheels…