July 9, 2007
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Critics and Bad Reviews
New Orleans, LA
I’m not a “Professional Critic”.. not even close. I eat out a lot and I document where and what I eat just for fun. I know that not everyone can afford to go out and eat at a lot of these “pricey” places, but when you are able to.. you want to have an idea of what you’re getting yourself into, right? I enjoy sites like Chez Pim, Chocolate & Zucchini and Azriha Eats World.. I don’t get to travel too often, so when I do.. these sites help me find the “hot spots” in food. And utimately, that’s what I’m trying to do for people (you guys) who visit New Orleans…
Magazine St… NOLA
Believe it or not, Chef_Eats’ is less than 4 months old! I started this site when I came back from NYC in March.. I didn’t think I would ever have over 400 readers! Now I’m committed for life.. Thanks a lot for the support and words of encouragement. And thanks to the Xanga Gods for the love! So if you’re ever headed to New Orleans, feel free to browse my site or even message me and ask for suggestions on where and what to eat.. I’ll be happy to help out!
. Whether it was my Executive Chefs, Culinary Instructors, Customers or even my Parents (dad rest in peace).. they’ve all made me stronger and allowed me to learn from my mistakes and not only correct it, but to go beyond what was expected to begin with… You know, the old cliche “It’s not how many times you get knocked down that counts, it’s how many times you get up”..
So how do “Bad Reviews” affect you?
Would you not eat at an establishment just because you’ve read one bad review?
Do you not go to movies because Ebert gave it a “thumb’s down”?
What if it were you that’s getting the bad review? Work-wise, or from your significant other, or even your friends bad mouthing you?
Good Reviews are easy to take.. but what about Bad ones? How do you handle it? Do you handle it?
I, personally, have been humbled many of timesFuture Entries:
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Comments (7)
aww how cute. you are committed for life! (you even have the stamp) the world will always have foodies. so long live the critics. MOTHERS next?! i just ate there during my last nola visit! it was gooooood. i stayed at the w actually and it was just right there. i didnt leave options. hahaha…
Ebert is a horrible movie critic, I wouldn’t take his word. I like reading sites with multiple reviews and I tend to believe the masses
So even if there was one bad review, I’ll just take it as an anomaly and proceed as planned. Yeah, it is hard to get critique, but it’s how you get better – by knowing what you’re doing wrong and improving. Always improving.
I usually end up liking bad movie & food reviews. Maybe I just have weird taste? I like to see it myself =). Committed for life, nice! Love reading your entries =). Keep them coming!
yayy for food! i love reading your site. it’s so insightful and it makes me want to visit all those places you go to. too bad i’m kind of far away. but i’ll go one of these days. keep up the great entries!
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It depends on the type of reviews. I always try to read as many if I am interested, particularly if there is a dish that is a “must-try.”
I remember one time I gave a bad review on a site for this place, and the owners not only marked my review as “not helpful” but systematically signed on to add “rave” reviews on a regular basis. How do I know this? There was no way that place earned 5 stars from all those people who happened to spell the same word wrong! Granted this place isn’t an eatery, but it goes to show you that you need to make your own judgement call about it. .
I won’t be able to come tn New Orleans. But you can come to malaysia to sample our food!
I think that all reviews should be taken with a grain of salt, and you should consider the source of the review. If I’m going to take reviews into consideration, I tend to try to read as many reviews as possible to see what the trend is. But in the end, even though I read the reviews I still try to approad things with an open mind and make my own assessment.