Niel Campbell's blog

From a Hotel in China

What an exhilarating day today!  We traveled for 7 hours and toured three plants sourcing many components for the J Truffles line.  Traveling at high velocity in a car can be a terrifying experience if not in complete control.

The Value of Good Food

As a young boy at the age of about ten years, I remember eating dinner at the home of the  Dean of the College. I overheard my mother say “oh don’t worry, my boys will eat anything you serve them”.  To which I silently replied, uh, wait a second, there are a few things that my body can’t tolerate for example, boiled spinach and then what about lima beans.

The Pyramid Shape

A number of years ago, I spent some time visiting the ancient ruins of the Yucatan Peninsula in Southeast Mexico.  There is really nothing ruined about them.  And when I become that ancient, I hope to look as wonderful.  I walked through Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Izamal, Tulum and a half dozen other sites which seem to be as plentiful as gas stations upon their green landscape, yet mo

JTruffles Name

In about the second grade, I remember looking up the hill from my house at the giant letters “NC” mounted on the middle school which were the school’s initials standing for North Cache.  My name bore the same initials.