I have completely forgotten about the discount outside of rush hour at Goldman. It just didn't figure much in my lunch time planning, and I loved lunch.
The one remarkable thing about their cafeteria that stuck with me was the cutlery. All disposable utensils outside of chopsticks were made out of biodegradable corn and they were the best disposable utensils I have ever used. The utensils were full sized and the right stiffness. There were no sharp edges and the texture was slightly rough, much nicer than plastic.
Since leaving GS, the only thoughts I had about their cafeteria was why haven't I encountered as nice disposable utensils as I had there.
I can't quite find the brand and google is drawing a blank, but I have recently seen some disposable metal silverware (not coated plastic, real metal).
I guess some french luxury brand, like Starck or Degrenne.
Actually when I saw them at first I assumed it was one of those, but upon further inspection, it was a full metal thing and then I got the explanation that they come from a very pricey disposable thingy (I think it's Fauchon takeaway food).
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I have completely forgotten about the discount outside of rush hour at Goldman. It just didn't figure much in my lunch time planning, and I loved lunch.
The one remarkable thing about their cafeteria that stuck with me was the cutlery. All disposable utensils outside of chopsticks were made out of biodegradable corn and they were the best disposable utensils I have ever used. The utensils were full sized and the right stiffness. There were no sharp edges and the texture was slightly rough, much nicer than plastic.
Since leaving GS, the only thoughts I had about their cafeteria was why haven't I encountered as nice disposable utensils as I had there.
Do you mean these?
http://inhabitat.com/spudware-cutlery-made-from-potatoes/
Potato, not corn, but they're good.
They look right. Exactly the right color. Spoons look a bit different from what I remember, but I think this is it. Thanks!
Good job figuring it with my Dan Quayle moment (corn vs potatoe).
Why does this not surprise me about Goldman Sachs.
I can't quite find the brand and google is drawing a blank, but I have recently seen some disposable metal silverware (not coated plastic, real metal). I guess some french luxury brand, like Starck or Degrenne.
Just because you choose to throw something out and have it buried in the ground does not make it disposable.
It was made and distributed as disposable.
I got the explanation by someone who decided to keep some instead of throwing them.
I had to look this up because it sounded so crazy. It Is: http://www.wna.biz/UserFiles/File/Metallized_Disposable_Cutl...
They coat plastic utensils with stainless steel, and then you throw them away. Unreal.
I precisely said that I was not talking of those.
Actually when I saw them at first I assumed it was one of those, but upon further inspection, it was a full metal thing and then I got the explanation that they come from a very pricey disposable thingy (I think it's Fauchon takeaway food).
sounds like the cutlery at Biogen Idec. Similarly biodegradable and very lovely.