December 2011
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Be a "Mensch" in 2012!
I’ve been reading a book called “Enchantment” by Guy Kawasaki and I think it’s worth sharing a meaningful part of it (to me anyway), so that we can go into 2012 with the best of intentions!
“Mensch” is a German term for “human being” but in the Yiddish term, it means “honest, fair, kind and transparent, no matter who you’re dealing with...
THE IMPORTANCE OF METHOD
Method. How do we communicate to effectively convey our message? Our intentions could be perfectly good but if it doesn’t come off the tongue right, the interpretation is what actually matters.
To deconstruct why my method is the way it is: I grew up with an Indian father and Japanese mother. Both had entirely different methods. My mother (of Samurai decent) had a soothing, patient,...
November 2011
5 posts
EXPERIENCE MATTERS. CULTURE MATTERS.
One of my biggest (and seemingly obvious) lessons as an entrepreneur is that hiring people with the right experience matters. Being “bright eyed, bushy tailed and enthusiastic” is great if you’re hiring for an entry-level job, but I realized that if I am that bright eyed, bushy tailed and enthusiastic entrepreneur, I need to be with an experienced team who can truly execute the...
WORLD FOOD DAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS
On World Food Day, I found myself at the United Nations watching Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary-General of the UN give a speech to world ambassadors. It was an honor to be there with the Super Sprowtz (www.supersprowtz.com) on World Food Day.
These ambassadors gathered for a luncheon to listen and discuss world hunger issues (1 billion hungry on an overabundant planet). As I watched Ban Ki Moon get...
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fun fact: beets
BEETS ARE AWESOME
rich in antioxidants and vitamins A, C, beta-carotene, iron and folic acid, beets are a nutritious-rich, alkaline food. they help normalize blood pressure, help keep your heart healthy, and have anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties.
come on in and try our ROASTED BEET SALAD and sample some of our LOCAL NY STATE WINES
new menu items
Come by our restaurant SLICE WEST VILLAGE (at 535 hudson st between perry & charles)- we have some amazing new menu items from our talented new Chef, including our roasted beet salad with goat cheese crema and our new asian cabbage salad with house-made peanut dressing. We are getting more and more inspired by international cuisine, but using local, seasonal and farm-fresh ingredients. YUM!
August 2011
5 posts
Our artisan flatbreads are made with natural and organic ingredients and free-range, hormone-free meats. Each bite draws on flavor inspirations from across the world, assembled with locally sourced ingredients as often as possible. Our wine list features all local New York state vineyards. We aim to evolve the current pizza eating experience into a sensory affair with America’s favorite food and...
May 2011
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SLICE LOCATION
SLICE WEST VILLAGE
535 HUDSON STREET (PERRY ST/CHARLES ST)
HRS: 12 noon - 11:30pm
PH#: 212-929-2920
EMAIL: INFO@SLICEPERFECT.COM
FAX: 917-591-7678
April 2011
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I thought I'd share this really sweet note that I...
Hi Miki,
Hope you are doing well. It’s been a long time (over 2 years!) since I met you at the Equinox at Greenwich Village, so I don’t know if you remember me. We chatted in the locker room and you told me about your restaurant, Slice, and the party you were having to celebrate its anniversary (which unfortunately I couldn’t attend.)
I’m writing because tonight my...
March 2011
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February 2011
2 posts
Check out this GREAT article on our vegan pizzas... →
CLICK ON THE LINK TO FIND OUT WHY OUR VEGAN PIZZAS ARE AWESOME.
Click on me to see us on Eater.com! →
SLICE WAS NAMED “12 MOST EXTREME PIZZAS” BY EATER.COM. NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS BUT IT’S NOT A BAD THING. I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY BLOGS CAN PROCLAIM THINGS AND PEOPLE BELIEVE IT. INTERESTING POLICY.
January 2011
7 posts
WatchTRIP TO MANUFACTURER FOR FROZEN PIZZA LINE. TAKE A LOOK.
WatchMy Favorite Kids Programs At Slice! We are also doing a “Pay-it-forward” program with Hunts Point Alliance in the Bronx where for every kid that does a “Make-your-own pizza party”, one kid from Hunts Point Alliance gets a free pizza party. Check out this video.
Click on to see my POV on entrepreneurship! →
99% IS ALL ABOUT THE EINSTEIN RULE: 1% INSPIRATION AND 99% PERSPIRATION. AN IDEA IS AN IDEA IS AN IDEA. EXECUTION IS EVERYTHING. THIS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER BY BEHANCE INTERVIEWS VARIOUS ENTREPRENEURS ABOUT THEIR BODY ODOR/PERSPIRATION. CHECK IT OUT.
http://the99percent.com/articles/6976/Miki-Agrawal-Whats-Your-Definition-Of-Success
Click on me and take a look at this article and... →
New Years Resolutions
Coming soon via video. Need you all to help keep me on track for 2011!
xo
Miki
December 2010
1 post
WatchInspired to begin vlogging (video blogging for you amateurs). :-)
October 2010
5 posts
WatchSLICE sponsored a fundraising event for “Coalition For Healthy School Food” (www.healthylunches.org) tonight at Peter Max’s studio. The reception was amazing. People LOVED our vegan pizzas offerings tonight (as it was a plant based food only event so we provided only vegan pizza options)! Check it out!
WatchSlice sponsored a “Lunch NYC” event to help promote healthy eating in school lunches and people LOVED it! Check it out! :-)
WatchWe’ve moved into our new house. It’s big and it’s white. It’s basically a big White House.
August 2010
3 posts
WatchWorked the Craft Service table on a Dick’s Sporting Goods and Under Armour shoot! Everyone LOVED it! Check it out!
WatchWent to the deepest part of Jamaica Queens to find the successor of Slizzie The Slicemobile, may the original beauty rest in peace. We found her. Take a look.
SUMMER LOVIN' HAPPENED SO FAAAST
The summer is flying by at breakneck speed. It’s already mid-August and back-to-school shopping ads are littering our tv screens. Families are on their way back from the Hamptons and reality is about to set in yet again. Slice on the Upper East Side has been more quiet than usual this summer, likely because it has been the hottest, must humid summer in a long time and people don’t crave a hot...
July 2010
1 post
Blog Hiatus over!
This summer has been quite an interesting one for me. Between the World Cup in South Africa (endless stories, some involving Kobe Bryant, some involving Lakshmi Mittal, some involving rondoval huts with no heat and no hot water and the most electrifying shooting stars on the planet), to moving into my own place (love it), to now about to sign a lease for a third 125 seat restaurant at Cornell...
June 2010
4 posts
WatchSlice served its delectable natural and organic pizza in Randall’s Island at the Yelp! event. It went swimmingly well!
WatchGave talk at George Washington High School in the Bronx about entrepreneurship.
WatchAfter 3 public hearings, dealings with Dept of Consumer Affairs and NYC Mayor’s Office, NYC City Council, architect meetings and lots of wasted paper, we finally got our sidewalk cafe! Woop woop!
WatchMy friend KT brought her awesome 4th grade class from Little Red School House to Slice West Village yesterday. These little scholar athletes did a fantastic job making their own pizzas and were so well behaved! After spending time with them, I am hopeful that our country will be left in good hands with this next generation of young leaders. Keep up the progress kiddies and the world is yours!
May 2010
8 posts
WatchHeaded to Chair Up, the table/chair place in NYC for restaurants to pick out our tables/chairs for outdoor seating at our beautiful west village location.
xo
Miki
WatchSlice is finally launching at Teany Cafe on Rivington!
WatchSlice catered the launch of 30 Project!
WatchLive jazz at Slice! Awesome!
WatchSuper Sprowtz at SLICE! Yeah!
WatchYesterday, we went and gave tasty Slice treats to everyone at the Time and Life building on 50th st and Ave of Americas. Rooftop fun! Everyone loved!
WatchFun times with kiddies at Slice!
Watch1400 people gathered for the Lucky Rice Night Market event and stuffed themselves with the best Asian cuisine in NYC underneath the Manhattan Bridge in Dumbo. We offered our “BOMB PIZZAS” (chicken tikka masala) and “TASTE OF INDIA PIZZAS” (chana masala pizzas) to go along with the Asian theme. Everyone LOOOOVED it!
April 2010
6 posts
Drama
Drama ensued at Slice West Village yesterday. Here is series of events that happened that led to the drama:
I was at Slice WV having a meeting with a future wholesale client. I then biked over to the New School to attend a panel talk about “how to become a greener city” led by the Mayor of Vancouver who is attempting to make Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020.
As I was...
