tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post3563010670780821946..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: Restaurant reviewsStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-74185847118552821782015-12-07T20:15:11.514+13:002015-12-07T20:15:11.514+13:00Perhaps. But in Auckland it could boost the writer...Perhaps. But in Auckland it could boost the writer's status. Obviously not in kinder, gentler places such as Christchurch and Dunedin. My personal jury is out on Wellington - but I think that David Burton has been severe on occasion..Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-65368986019048141442015-12-07T15:36:59.074+13:002015-12-07T15:36:59.074+13:00I suspect a further problem is that New Zealand is...I suspect a further problem is that New Zealand is so small that a really vicious (even if well-deserved) review ala AA Gill would do serious damage to the writer's social life, and ability to eat out.helenalexhttp://drillandsander.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-14922749188707200092015-12-03T20:49:57.157+13:002015-12-03T20:49:57.157+13:00Yep. That is the standard-issue review. In the Wai...Yep. That is the standard-issue review. In the Waikato we have Denise Irvine who knows food and writes well; there are others in other regions. The Herald now treats restaurant reviews the way it used to treat book reviews - a perk for staff or ex-staff. Odd. I can only assume that the editor doesn't care. Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-64610014913922952772015-12-03T20:36:00.587+13:002015-12-03T20:36:00.587+13:00Hooray. Join the club S.S! On the mark again.
Now...Hooray. Join the club S.S! On the mark again.<br />Now looking for New Zealand's most boring restaurant reviewer..and there are plenty of them.<br />"I went here but parking was a problem. This is what you I ate. It was lovely but I can't tell you much more because I have scant food knowledge and I don't do any research to find out about the chef, the restaurant philosophy or anything that might give a clue as to who the place might appeal to. And I won't let you know about the wine for two reasons: it's boring and I have no vinous knowledge."Laurainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542555204520082476noreply@blogger.com