Fueled by cable channel shows on grilling, endless books from gurus like Steven Raichlen and Bobby Flay, and primal desires, the barbecue business is red hot.
His cable pals told him that in five years most shows would be delivered only when viewers expressly called up the programs, rather than the endless stream that now spills out of regular cable channels.
Of course this means that in addition to the endless marketing mailings and calls we already get from the cable and telecom companies, we'll now have to listen to the gas man's pitch about broadband when he comes to read the meter.