tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609131527796792369.post8810490851622283484..comments2024-03-19T09:36:56.082+00:00Comments on CHEF SANDWICH: AA Gill Pans ‘Food Blaggers’Lennie Nashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08446141000881802058noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609131527796792369.post-15841338989399569782011-07-18T00:13:08.835+01:002011-07-18T00:13:08.835+01:00aa gill just wants to attract attention, but more...aa gill just wants to attract attention, but more importantly, for those who might be interested in the subject of food bloggers, you might need to read this: http://tinyurl.com/3tgdzkf<br />This should be the standard, the rule in food blogging.Emmy Dylannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609131527796792369.post-70625744469498568962011-06-24T11:15:55.533+01:002011-06-24T11:15:55.533+01:00B&S a couple of years back, I was accused of s...B&S a couple of years back, I was accused of same, being a paid shill or new PR for a restaurant I reviewed positively. I just happened to love it! And yes, getting those anonymous visits too.Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609131527796792369.post-8947835583086974172011-06-23T22:57:50.295+01:002011-06-23T22:57:50.295+01:00I must say we at Craig's organic ostriches onl...I must say we at Craig's organic ostriches only use the best nebulous chunks and we're head and shoulders above other paltry suppliers. As we like to say "don't bury your head in the sand, fill your face with a big bird"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609131527796792369.post-47939658321478287962011-06-21T02:28:13.414+01:002011-06-21T02:28:13.414+01:00I find this comment interesting
"He panned ...I find this comment interesting <br /><br />"He panned the lack of critical commentary in their writing, and suggested they were giving suppliers and restaurants an easy ride to maximise their goodies". <br /><br />Our blog is under siege from some 'anonymous' person, who accuses us of not being transparent, because we have written quite a favourable review of one cafe & some not so flattering reviews of others.<br /><br />So it seems 'blaggers' can't win. <br /><br />So, we have not done what AA Gill suggests and given "suppliers and restaurants an easy ride to maximise OUR goodies", which may, of course, explain why we are never offered said "goodies".<br /><br />We have tried however, to be VERY honest when it comes to our reviews...if a place is good, we praise it, if it isn't we don't. End of story.<br /><br />However, it would seem this "critical commentary" is a problem for some readers. <br />We have been accused of having an interest in, or being the owners of, a particular cafe & that we are just using our blog to bring other cafes/restaurants down.<br /><br />Nothing could be further from the truth.<br /><br />But like I said, bloggers can't win either way, whether they are critical or not.Buggles and Squeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608532188635524921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609131527796792369.post-43804562118279628042011-06-19T16:59:48.356+01:002011-06-19T16:59:48.356+01:00A very interesting and thought provoking read. Tha...A very interesting and thought provoking read. Thank you. I don't accept any freebies as a matter of policy, but I understand, to an extent, why other bloggers do.Jane-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286066902484367496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609131527796792369.post-10011683730841786182011-06-19T15:59:09.397+01:002011-06-19T15:59:09.397+01:00I understand the underlying point, but as usual, t...I understand the underlying point, but as usual, there's an awful lot of exaggeration and generalisation!<br /><br />Here's a post I did in 2009, when this topic was being discussed fairly heatedly in the UK:<br /><br />http://www.kaveyeats.com/2009/06/dreams-are-free-what-about-chickens.html<br /><br />You can see that I call out the old rubbery carrots for lack of freshness and black mark some delivery issues as well. <br /><br />Personally, I don't hesitate to express negative opinions if that's what I think. If PRs want to guarantee a positive review, then they are best off approaching someone else, and I make this clear before accepting any products or invitations.<br /><br />Where I am bored shitless by a product I'm sent for review or a restaurant meal or event I'm invited to, I don't blog it. <br /><br />I don't avoid blogging just because I have a negative opinion, it's down to whether what I have to say about the product bores me. I figure if it bores me to write it, it will bore anyone else to read it, so I don't bother. That said, of course, some of what interests me to write/ share will still bore readers, and that's fine. They have the choice to read or not to read just as I have the choice to write or not to write.<br /><br />That said, regardless of the points he's making, I think AA Gill is an arse. Either he's commenting on something he has no knowledge of (given his claims of reading NO food blogs) or he's a liar who doesn't want to admit that he does read them. An arse either way!Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.com