Monday, January 7

 
Introducing Ted Turner, bison baron

What do you do when your wife divorces you and you lose your job at the top of a media empire? You go into the restaurant business, of course. This story from the MSNBC.com site describes how media king Ted Turner plans to open his first Montana Grill in Columbus, Ohio (also known as Fast Food Central, it's the home of the Wendy's burger chain and the Max & Erma's sit-down chain among others). The menu specialty: bison with everything. Ted, the nation's largest bison rancher, is part of a cooperative that will sell meat to the chain. But, the menu will also include standard fare such as chicken, beef, fish and "comfort food." Will this spur the national appetite for bison, which really does taste a little like beef, but with less fat? The market is depressed right now, and other bison producers are skeptical that it could make a difference ... but don't forget what Ted did with that obscure little cable-TV station he used to own in Atlanta ...

posted by Unknown 11:34 AM