The trust thing
All writers want to be read and all seek the reward of trust and consequently the foundation of a loyal readership. That precarious writer-reader relationship is personal and one which I think is dependant on both the skill of the writer and his untold mojo to draw an audience.
This trust thing is tricky. Take my own trusted reads for example. I’ve never been to New York and know next to nothing about it, but I regularly follow the midtown lunch updates and over time, I’ve established a level of trust in the blogger – to the point where if I go to NY, he would be my first point of resource.
Contrast that to London, where I don’t tend to be a loyal follower of any one source. While I have a bias toward the timeout chaps, I’d feel safer taking a second opinion from an american in london and even urbanspoon before finally taking the plunge.
It must be psychological I’m sure – but this trust thing, its difficult business.
If you can’t beat em, may as well join em
More and more publishers are now embracing web 2.0 rather than loathe it. In addition to his rather gloomy reviews, Jay Rayner regularly flexes his muscular opinions in the guardian word of mouth blog. Hah! The empire strikes back, foodies.
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Whose view do you warm to ? A superstar food critic who writes for the established publishing house or the living room eater who has a passion for food equal to , if not greater than the aforementioned superstar.
A pinch of salt
“ Really? ” The first thought that comes to mind when I read recommendations. I guess its quite normal to open the bonnet and kick the tyres before taking the plunge.
As low-cost publishing capabilities expand with technology, its not surprising that the food blogging community has exploded. Everybody has a critic in them and the blogger platform seems suited for the average food lover to voice frustration or shower praise over his latest gastro-ventures. No disrespect to the Giles Corens and Guy Dimonds of our world, but how hard can it be to rant about last night’s dinner?
Sure, I’m one of those who asked that question, being just the latest to join the food blogger phenomenon. This debate has been floating around for a while now; is the traditional restaurant critic a dying breed in a world increasingly driven by social media?
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