tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865312224224995366.post5182752508879328330..comments2024-01-16T21:35:59.057-08:00Comments on The Lambshank Redemption: The Debate Ragezzzzz...Neil Daveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10588842859218765012noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865312224224995366.post-16377067938130469722014-03-23T22:20:04.873-07:002014-03-23T22:20:04.873-07:00Even fool no one...Even fool no one...Sally - My Custard Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426408003723480160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865312224224995366.post-20852864099287318852014-03-23T22:18:37.952-07:002014-03-23T22:18:37.952-07:00Well said - and glad you raised the point about tr...Well said - and glad you raised the point about travel, beauty etc for free. There are bloggers who gave up their day job to travel round the world for free and everyone just seems to accept that as being a right on free spirit.<br />There are knobs out there but give the reader some credit - you can spot people who only eat out for free and give glowing reviews a mile off. They food no one.Sally - My Custard Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426408003723480160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865312224224995366.post-32291966707094989302014-03-18T01:03:43.777-07:002014-03-18T01:03:43.777-07:00The irony is of course, the 'anonymous' bi...The irony is of course, the 'anonymous' bit. I mean, seriously...I've worked in the restaurant business for over 20 years and if your managers & front of house team don't recognise who's who from the bank of well known restaurant critics, (that yes, is posted on the staff room door!) then god help them! <br /><br />My policy is that if I can't write a positive review, then I write the restaurant a report as to why. So either way they benefit, hopefully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865312224224995366.post-31238645557331151662014-03-16T12:14:15.954-07:002014-03-16T12:14:15.954-07:00Goodness, you're absolutely right- this debate...Goodness, you're absolutely right- this debate has a rather large whiff of déjà vu. In complete agreement, plus I also reckon that most people look at a variety of sources these days before making up their mind, be in hotel, restaurant or a film, even if one review has the hall prints of a PR positive spin on it Kate@whatkatebakedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377869776999540690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865312224224995366.post-91952914624271991182014-03-16T04:01:43.645-07:002014-03-16T04:01:43.645-07:00zzzz.....zzzz......eh..ah wha....hurumph *cough* W...zzzz.....zzzz......eh..ah wha....hurumph *cough* What?.... What has this come up AGAIN? Seriously? <br /><br />But well said that man. You've hit the nail on the head on a fair few points there. The one thing that also really grates when this whole professional vs blogger ethical bullshit springs up, as it often does, is that the 'paid' writers always seem to assume this elevated moral position. As if they are some sort of guardian, some arbiter to protect the public from themselves. "Trust in me folks for my opinion is divine, I've been doing this far years, I KNOW what I am talking about."<br /><br />The irony of course is that most food critics fall into the business by accident and they don't really get paid for their opinion, they get paid because they have a witty and entertaining way with words. The amount of times I've read a review and then thought afterwards 'Ah, that was good....I wonder what the food at the restaurant is like?' <br /><br />Of course, at the root of this vacuous and stupid debate is that a whole a bunch of pipsqueaks, namely bloggers, have come along pissed on their very cosy chips. <br /><br />Stupid twats who write to restaurants to get freebies in exchange for nice qlowing reviews notwithstanding, the fact remains that some bloggers do a very good job when it comes to reviewing. At least the ones that I read do.<br /><br />Anyway, I am starting to run out of steam here and am feeling sleepy again. Don't bother waking me up when all this hoohaah kicks off again.......night night<br /><br /><br />zzzzz.....zzzzzz<br /><br />Food Urchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02453819598450656718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865312224224995366.post-61821889533056646232014-03-16T03:14:13.831-07:002014-03-16T03:14:13.831-07:00Glad you agree with my comment on Fiona's piec...Glad you agree with my comment on Fiona's piece and so pleased to see you take it further.<br /><br />Unsurprisingly, I agree with everything you say.<br /><br />Like you, I quickly work out which professional critics and amateur bloggers and professional bloggers and amateur critics I rate highly and which ones I ignore. It's based, very simply, on whether I find their body of reviews tallies with my own findings for those same places, or not.<br /><br />Whether that's because we have very different tastes and preferences or because they're not able to be objective in the face of freebies is not really something that enters my mind.<br /><br />All I care about as a consumer of said reviews is whether what they write leads me to great food.<br /><br />Likewise, I fully expect those who read my restaurant reviews to decide whether or not my posts have value to them on that same basis. Some of my restaurant visits are comped, some are not. Some are glowing, some are mixed and a few are downright negative. The payment factor doesn't indicate which is which, as becomes evident if you spend even 5 minutes scanning through them.<br /><br />It's just, such an old old old debate, isn't it?Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865312224224995366.post-13666339947216386662014-03-16T03:13:15.276-07:002014-03-16T03:13:15.276-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865312224224995366.post-11108093667455756292014-03-15T07:20:05.528-07:002014-03-15T07:20:05.528-07:00You reviewed beauty products... sorry, brain still...You reviewed beauty products... sorry, brain still processing that ;) That aside, O Respected Blogger Friend, I just wanted to tell you how immensely this post cheered me, and how much of it I agree with (110% or so...). Well said, and without rancour, which is more than the newspaper article can say.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325204219395014329noreply@blogger.com