Comments on: Why I’m Uncomfortable with Taste Casting.

By: Tania

Tania — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:35:52 +0000

I’m the worst commentor ever what with the time lapse here and all but food is always going to be different. What you get for dinner one night from one cook is going to be different than what I get another night from another cook. Even places that I order or go to frequently, I see major differences. For example, I can’t order Chinese food on Friday nights because the cook at our local joint makes all the things I like horribly. Even if it’s best foot forward or worst foot forward, it will still alter. Isn’t that what makes dining a real experience versus just sustenance?

By: julie

julie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:42:30 +0000

Yes, but they’re also putting their best food face forward– what if the food is totally different when you went to eat there?

By: Tania

Tania — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:32:23 +0000

It’s been awhile since this post but…my two sense. I go to restaurants for the food. Unless I have a horrific beyond horrific waiter experience, I’ll return if I like the food. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with writing a post about an establishment that is entirely about the food. Experience is nice if you can afford it–we can’t.

By: julie

julie — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:35:08 +0000

It’s great to see that you guys take a different approach– it’s not like that here, or Columbus (check out columbusfoodie.com for a recent post on Tastecasting, if you haven’t already).

By: Nancy White

Nancy White — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:07:58 +0000

I’m a blogger and a TasteCasting team captain from Jacksonville, Florida. Also in the interest of full disclosure, I’m also PR professional AND a former Cincinnati resident. Our team, which was founded after the last post in this debate, works in a more transparent way than has been described here. We have several food bloggers on the team, and we value our credibility. We don’t promise only positive feedback, and we don’t encourage our members to sugar coat their experience. The best way we’ve found to stay true to our code of ethics is to only work with restaurants we would eat in and recommend. If they are our friends’ places, even better. – And Julie – on a personal note – “Crispy pork was just bacon” cracked me up! Maybe 127 should start buying Fire-Roasted Bacon from HoneyBaked Ham!
.-= Nancy White´s last blog ..bb’s – a groovy place to b =-.

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By: Food Hussy

Food Hussy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:45:11 +0000

I’ll throw my 2 cents in – even though I’m a few days later…I did one event for TC and it was fine. I gave an honest review of World Market. I didn’t like everything but most of it was fine. After that I decided to remove myself from the list because I didn’t want to be required to write a favorable review. I think it’s fine for non-food bloggers but for me I didn’t want to do that.

I have done one other free item with Morton’s and I said it loud and clear that it was free. I think I might have gotten a titch better service but pretty sure (since I’ve read a few other Power Hour blogs) that the food was identical.

I figure these blogs are our blogs – we write them – we don’t get paid for them – it’s for fun and it’s a hobby. That being the case, I want freedom to say what I want. But that’s just me.
.-= Food Hussy´s last blog ..The hub of Mexican food is of course in West Chester! =-.

By: julie

julie — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:30 +0000

I emailed you privately, but thanks for taking my comments, my readers’ comments, other bloggers’ comments and WOMMA into consideration. I think the changes you make will help your endeavor tremendously. And don’t worry– as I said before, we can’t please everyone all of the time. Have a great 4th!

By: liz

liz — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:33:03 +0000

i don’t really see the difference between julie and the rest of us food bloggers in cincinnati in terms of how she approaches blogging. if i was in a play or writing for the enquirer you can bet your ass it would be all over my blog.

the reason i don’t write more about my personal or professional lives on my blog is because it’s not something i am that comfortable sharing with a bunch of strangers on the internet. i personally wish to keep my blogging life somewhat separate from my non-blogging life (and i know the same is true for other food bloggers to different degrees, especially veggie option), but nothing julie has done on her blog has ever made me doubt whether i could trust her opinions on food.

i do think all of our personalities come through in our writing. maybe the real problem is that sara and sharon just don’t like julie’s personality.
.-= liz´s last blog ..time for some craigslist =-.