Comments on: Cincinnati Holiday Food Favorites

By: B Beatrice

B Beatrice — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:26:35 +0000

Personally, I like the Margaritas in Cold Spring, KY. While the website is changing as well as the menu. It is not your typical Mexican food. It is a family friendly atmosphere with a great and inexpensive menu which for a family of 5 is important.

By: sucrose

sucrose — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:39:00 +0000

so it’s available all year round, but i just always associate it with christmas. esther price chocolates. my dad is from dayton, so he grew up with them, and as a kid, it was always a big deal to get an entire box of them in our stocking. the opera creams are the bee’s knees.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:12:10 +0000

Very fair, Randy. I respond to most reader emails and some PR emails. However, I do not respond to rude or demanding emails.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:11:39 +0000

Emily Post holds that it’s never okay to be rude, but that pointing rudeness out is often, in itself, rude.

Calling out a blogger for not responding to email in the comments may feel satisfying, but ask yourself – is it likely to provide the desired outcome? Is someone more likely to do you a favor after you’ve called them rude?

Kate – a very classy response. Way to be gently helpful!

By: Randy Simes

Randy Simes — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:17:21 +0000

I feel compelled to comment on the above blogging exchange. I feel like Pama was saying it was rude to not respond…not that she hasn’t been added to the blogroll. I understand that popular blog writers like Julie and Kate may have a ton of emails to go through each day (I know I sure do), but I feel like a response is still somewhat expected.

Many people criticize celebrities for whining about all the media attention they receive when it comes with the territory. I feel the same exists with popular bloggers. Maybe I’m old fashioned, but I respond personally to every email I receive. The response may not be what the person wants to hear, but at the very least I thank them for emailing me and for reading my website. To me, that just seems like proper etiquette.
.-= Randy Simes´s last blog ..UC’s Sustaining the Urban Environment named Advanced Energy Center of Excellence =-.

By: julie

julie — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:39:59 +0000

I’ve never done the milkshake– might have to try it.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:30:49 +0000

I love bread pudding. Can’t get enough of the stuff, and for some reason I equate it with the holidays. Hoping mom serves some up this week.

And Pama – hey there. Are you new to the blogging circuit? Some friendly advice: You’re not entitled to ask someone to be on their blogroll and automatically expect they’ll oblige. There’s a whole system of blogging etiquette. Ask yourself, “What would Emily Post do, were she a blogger?”

She sure wouldn’t have the audacity to expect a response after repeatedly pestering a fellow blogger.

It’s Julie’s blog and her prerogative is in play where blogrolls are concerned.

Take note: several of those sites make reference to the no-no of blog promotion in another blog’s comment section.
.-= Kate´s last blog ..Social Calendar =-.

By: julie

julie — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:24:35 +0000

I do not have the time or energy to answer every email I receive, and I also do not link back to every blog that links to me– few bloggers do. Please read my Commenting and Disclosure policy for more information.

By: RB

RB — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:14:44 +0000

Had a UDF peppermint stick shake last night — too much whole milk creaminess, not enough peppermint. Think I’ll walk to Graeter’s on HP2 to try theirs this week. Had the chocolate mousse cake with mint ice cream at the Cincinnatian last week and it was wonderful! We giggled at the figgy pudding – lovely idea.

By: Pama Mitchell

Pama Mitchell — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:45:41 +0000

You should not omit Donna’s Gourmet Cookies — best choc-chip cookies ever, and lots of other great ones. too. Her shop is on Montgomery Rd near I-275.

You also should list my blog on your list of Cincinnati Food Blogs. I have asked you several times and you have not responded. That is just rude.