Comments on: LA Times: Blink-Reading the Restaurant Issue http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/ foodblogging los angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:26:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Goji-Girl http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/#comment-448138 Goji-Girl Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:56:01 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/#comment-448138 ...Gut geschrieben und intressant zu lesen vielen dank f?r den informativen Artikel. …Gut geschrieben und intressant zu lesen vielen dank f?r den informativen Artikel.

]]> By: Andrew http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/#comment-9266 Andrew Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:00:43 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/#comment-9266 Actually, hipsters have never been cool. Slow cookin' y'all. Actually, hipsters have never been cool. Slow cookin’ y’all.

]]> By: SoCalorie http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/#comment-1063 SoCalorie Thu, 21 Jul 2005 21:59:13 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/#comment-1063 Nope. What? Are you still the token hipster reporter at the Times now that thay've decided that hipsters are no longer cool? Nope. What?

Are you still the token hipster reporter at the Times now that thay’ve decided that hipsters are no longer cool?

]]> By: Andrew Vontz http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/#comment-1062 Andrew Vontz Thu, 21 Jul 2005 21:56:56 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/#comment-1062 yeah, I know what Vontz means in yiddish bro. Do you know what it means to me, though? yeah, I know what Vontz means in yiddish bro. Do you know what it means to me, though?

]]> By: Pauline http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/#comment-427 Pauline Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:14:53 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/06/19/la-times-special-restaurant-issue-blink-reading/#comment-427 Not to pat ourselves too much on the back, but having glanced over at the Dining Guide link, I find everyone's posts here at la.foodblogging and at Chowhound to be a lot more useful. I already knew a lot of our favorite restaurants would be left off the survey, but that aside, here are my issues with the Dining Guide: 1) Some of those restaurants have not been reviewed since 2003. Things change - chefs, menus, management, locations, etc. - so just because what a critic wrote a couple years ago may have been accurate doesn't mean it still is today. For instance, Cafe Stella was on the list (reviewed 7/14/04), but I tried to go there back in February only to find the place shut down and deserted. I've been trying to find out if Stella went out of business or just moved. 2) The star rating system they use. They state that no star means poor or unsatisfactory, but not all the restaurants without a star are bad because some of the restaurants were reviewed before they started using that rating system. Shouldn't there be an easy way for people who don't have the time to read the whole thing to figure out if the unstarred restaurant is a winner or a must-avoid? I think I'll stick to the recommendations by my fellow foodies. Not to pat ourselves too much on the back, but having glanced over at the Dining Guide link, I find everyone’s posts here at la.foodblogging and at Chowhound to be a lot more useful. I already knew a lot of our favorite restaurants would be left off the survey, but that aside, here are my issues with the Dining Guide:

1) Some of those restaurants have not been reviewed since 2003. Things change - chefs, menus, management, locations, etc. - so just because what a critic wrote a couple years ago may have been accurate doesn’t mean it still is today. For instance, Cafe Stella was on the list (reviewed 7/14/04), but I tried to go there back in February only to find the place shut down and deserted. I’ve been trying to find out if Stella went out of business or just moved.

2) The star rating system they use. They state that no star means poor or unsatisfactory, but not all the restaurants without a star are bad because some of the restaurants were reviewed before they started using that rating system. Shouldn’t there be an easy way for people who don’t have the time to read the whole thing to figure out if the unstarred restaurant is a winner or a must-avoid?

I think I’ll stick to the recommendations by my fellow foodies.

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