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Former Restaurant Reviewer Says Reviews are Irrelevant

May 30, 2017 by diannejacob 2 Comments

Todd Kliman doesn’t miss being a restaurant reviewer.

“It becomes tiresome after a while to eat lavish food,” he explains. “No matter where you go, everything’s plated the same way and it starts feeling like you’re in this very strange little bubble. You’re [Read more…] about Former Restaurant Reviewer Says Reviews are Irrelevant

Filed Under: Restaurant Reviewing Tagged With: restaurant criticism, restaurant critics, Restaurant Reviewing, Todd Kliman

Local Food Writers Dis Dallas Restaurant Critic

January 27, 2015 by diannejacob 29 Comments

Award-winning critic Leslie Brenner of the Dallas Morning News has taken a lot of flack, but she’s still smiling.

Award-winning writer Leslie Brenner of the Dallas Morning News has taken a lot of flack for her reviews, but she’s still smiling.

Have you heard about the hard time restaurant critic Leslie Brenner has been getting in Dallas?

I didn’t know about it until I read this article in the Washington Post, which said at least 10 Dallas restaurants planned to ban the Dallas Morning News critic, refusing to take her money. They also planned to refuse interviews, stop allowing [Read more…] about Local Food Writers Dis Dallas Restaurant Critic

Filed Under: Restaurant Reviewing Tagged With: chefs blasting restaurant critics, Dallas Morning News, harassment on social media, Leslie Brenner, restaurant criticism, restaurant critics

Are Restaurant Bloggers Still Relevant?

May 13, 2014 by diannejacob 56 Comments

EmptyTableI know restaurant bloggers still exist, but I can barely find them.

I’m not the only one. The annual Saveur Best Food Blog awards doesn’t even list “restaurant blogs” as a category.

Sure, there are people who write reviews for websites such as Tasting Table and urbanspoon.com. But it seems that there are [Read more…] about Are Restaurant Bloggers Still Relevant?

Filed Under: Restaurant Reviewing Tagged With: Food blogging, food writing, restaurant critics, Restaurant Reviewing, writing about restaurants

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