Next, will there be a Food Blog Czar?
Posted on 11/01/2010 7:29:45 PM PDT by ocean
Recently, in our review of Otto Pizzeria, a commenter noted that pizza was a sacred beast, and that “acting like we [knew] better” was unacceptable. It’s a refrain you sometimes hear repeated among local chefs and the owners of local food-oriented businesses (even though such comments alienate what I would think to be a fairly important demographic for their business); that food bloggers are self-important idiots, with no training or education, spouting off on the Internet about food, without the needed qualifications and background, be it in the food service industry, a professional career in print media food reviewing, or otherwise, with no right to comment on the food prepared in their kitchens.
So the question is: Are food bloggers qualified to write about food?
The short answer is: Probably. I’ll elaborate.
Here we go. One more person wanting a license to blog. A permit for free speech. Reminds me of the mommy blogs thing.
Do they eat food?
Next, will there be a Food Blog Czar?
I want to know if the author is qualified to write about food bloggers.
Food bloggers. Sounds disgusting. Maybe those are the little chunks when you woof on the floor.
I agree. It’s not only the statists in the Democrat party but industry groups also like to use government to monopolize their positions. if only approved food bloggers can blog about food, then anyone who criticizes something the industry does loses their accreditation and thus the ability to blog.
This author, Malcolm, is an enthusiastic unpaid food critic who writes a blog. I didn’t read that he wants to be encumbered by licensing and regulation. Quite the opposite.
Google 610 WTVN radio, Columbus. Check out The Big Bass Brothers reviews every Friday afternoon.
People should be edited before they even write a letter to the editor I guess.
bump for later
As a rustic Mainer, I love food.. Portland is a treasure. Fresh seafood combined with the authentic artist spirit can’t be beat.
The liberal politics drives me nuts for the very same reasons that I mentioned above. (we know better dammit!)
Go Lepage!!
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