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What a weekend! Had a birthday, met up with my Restaurant Masterminds Group, threw back some crab and hung around with Duff Goldman! That's right, Food Network star, Duff Goldman from "Ace of Cakes", spent about an hour with us at our Restaurant Masterminds meeting and it was GREAT! As you can see I'm all decked out in my suit and he comes in just as life would hand it to him....free and easy! Who would of thought that some guy who is creative in making cakes, turns out to be a TV star that gathers up at $15,000/hour to make guest appearances....what's wrong with me??

I think it's my turn. I have been trying to think of a show to pitch to the television execs and get my foot in the door....HEY! That's it! My new Food Network television show is called, "Get Your Foot In The Door" a series of shows where I could help the everyday "Joe" open up a restaurant! Or even a better name, "Grab my seat"....no, not featured on the Playboy channel, I'm talking about opening up restaurants, getting them going and then it is up for grabs! Duff started out by making a cake for a wedding, people loved it and BLAM he's got himself a cake business, gets recognized by just the right person and hello television!

Now that I look at this picture, maybe we could do "Ace of Cakes meets Margarita Man"....Cheers to a great cake!

Overall, it was a great weekend, we had some fantastic guest speakers, some fabulous mastermind time and just an overall successful event.

You might say I finally got off my "Duff" and wrote a blog!

Ben Martinez
El Jardin Restaurant
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It was great seeing you guys in Baltimore.
Keep up the great work!