Comments on: The future of food guides arrives… http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/ The insiders' guide to food and drink in Melbourne. Since 2005. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-21139 Ed Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:46:28 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/#comment-21139 Grocer, Like the comments as being a melways for restaurants - it sums it up well. i've noticed how poor the SMh blog does. i see on the revamped Gourmet Traveller site there is a blog tag that doesn't work yet. i wonder how they'll fare and if they will bother to do it properly? Vida, happy to post although I'm a bit busy until towards the end of this week. The trouble with meeting at a restaurant is that half the people may not turn up and it's not fair of the owner. Happy to post on it but picnic style may be more realistic. Grocer, Like the comments as being a melways for restaurants – it sums it up well. i’ve noticed how poor the SMh blog does. i see on the revamped Gourmet Traveller site there is a blog tag that doesn’t work yet. i wonder how they’ll fare and if they will bother to do it properly?

Vida, happy to post although I’m a bit busy until towards the end of this week. The trouble with meeting at a restaurant is that half the people may not turn up and it’s not fair of the owner. Happy to post on it but picnic style may be more realistic.

]]> By: grocer http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-20388 grocer Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:24:10 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/#comment-20388 Ed, further to the "how modern is the SMH; good living even has a forum" mention in this post, i thought I would let you know that this weeks topic (the first one in ages) "Dining al desko" had 3 (THREE) comments published. I can only assume there were some more as my comment was not published (it tied in nicely with my SOLE straightforward sandwich post! So, I think it's clear that just because a publication purports to do something, doesn't actually mean it's the real deal. it seems to me, that the SMH and fairfax generally are paying lip service to hedge their bets. likewise with the new cuisine website. K Ed,

further to the “how modern is the SMH; good living even has a forum” mention in this post, i thought I would let you know that this weeks topic (the first one in ages) “Dining al desko” had 3 (THREE) comments published. I can only assume there were some more as my comment was not published (it tied in nicely with my SOLE straightforward sandwich post!

So, I think it’s clear that just because a publication purports to do something, doesn’t actually mean it’s the real deal. it seems to me, that the SMH and fairfax generally are paying lip service to hedge their bets. likewise with the new cuisine website.
K

]]> By: Vida http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-20302 Vida Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:17:01 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/#comment-20302 Ed, I was wondering if we could organise another get together at say Pizza e Birra, that one whoever turns up turns up, there is no cleanup, we can go almost any night, the pizza come out fast as so people could order as they came in... we could even set an amount for the cost of a pizza and say 2 drinks so no one is left holding the bill... ??? What do you think??? I am writing to you because I think all the bloggers read you more than me so I would get better "coverage" or contract with everyone... Let me know, I can make the booking if you like... Vida x Ed, I was wondering if we could organise another get together at say Pizza e Birra, that one whoever turns up turns up, there is no cleanup, we can go almost any night, the pizza come out fast as so people could order as they came in… we could even set an amount for the cost of a pizza and say 2 drinks so no one is left holding the bill… ??? What do you think??? I am writing to you because I think all the bloggers read you more than me so I would get better “coverage” or contract with everyone… Let me know, I can make the booking if you like… Vida x

]]> By: Harry http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-20020 Harry Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:50:12 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/#comment-20020 I'm not sure where to post this tbh :P . I know people are real edgy with all the blog spam etc. I use to run a blog myself, so I'm aware of the work you actually do to keep this up :D . Anyway point is I thought I'd try and put something back into the community so I've written a little plugin folks might like. You can find it if you click through to my website. If you don't like it just delete this comment. Thanks for your time. I’m not sure where to post this tbh :P . I know people are real edgy with all the blog spam etc. I use to run a blog myself, so I’m aware of the work you actually do to keep this up :D . Anyway point is I thought I’d try and put something back into the community so I’ve written a little plugin folks might like. You can find it if you click through to my website. If you don’t like it just delete this comment. Thanks for your time.

]]> By: the Gobbler http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-19706 the Gobbler Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:04:40 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/#comment-19706 Some guides have more cachet than others. Everyone in the industry knows this so they dont take much interest in say the American Xpress or the Hotel Assoc. ones. This is unless you win your category. As to the general dining public, if they use any review to decide where to go-they aint hip! Simple as that. All of us know that by the time it gets to a guide, its over red rover! That is, us who are infatuated with the now. We will & the paid reviewers will, have moved on to the next bright young thing or re-discovered nugget toiling somewhere that has been ingored for years or until fashion's cycle has rounded. There will always be a tenuous balancing act between 'opening the publics eyes', to a particular place & dismissing it when it inevitably gets busy as a result. Kinda like saying you liked U2 before they got famous. They're still a good band but everybody likes 'em so you cant anymore because you've got to scour the horizon for the next breaking talent/style/movement. Some guides have more cachet than others. Everyone in the industry knows this so they dont take much interest in say the American Xpress or the Hotel Assoc. ones.
This is unless you win your category.
As to the general dining public, if they use any review to decide where to go-they aint hip! Simple as that. All of us know that by the time it gets to a guide, its over red rover! That is, us who are infatuated with the now. We will & the paid reviewers will, have moved on to the next bright young thing or re-discovered nugget toiling somewhere that has been ingored for years or until fashion’s cycle has rounded.
There will always be a tenuous balancing act between ‘opening the publics eyes’, to a particular place & dismissing it when it inevitably gets busy as a result.
Kinda like saying you liked U2 before they got famous. They’re still a good band but everybody likes ‘em so you cant anymore because you’ve got to scour the horizon for the next breaking talent/style/movement.

]]> By: grocer http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-18847 grocer Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:42:34 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/#comment-18847 i do refer to the good food guide but I don't consider it as a bible. I have found that from editor to editor the relevance to my perception changes. I did like it for a few years under matthew evans, but at the moment i don't. as for the reviews in good living, I find that they have become same same from week to week and i don't seek out the tuesday paper any more. back to the GFG though, I do think it is good as a sort of melways for restaurants - where am I, what's nearby and then go from there. again, if someone is looking for a recommendation for an area or specific criteria, it provides a good starting point. i do refer to the good food guide but I don’t consider it as a bible.

I have found that from editor to editor the relevance to my perception changes. I did like it for a few years under matthew evans, but at the moment i don’t. as for the reviews in good living, I find that they have become same same from week to week and i don’t seek out the tuesday paper any more.

back to the GFG though, I do think it is good as a sort of melways for restaurants – where am I, what’s nearby and then go from there. again, if someone is looking for a recommendation for an area or specific criteria, it provides a good starting point.

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-18696 Ed Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:39:27 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/#comment-18696 Fiona, that's a shame but it happens with these smaller restaurants that probably have less staff than the bigger city ones, which is a shame. Glad -when it arrived - you loved it though. It will be interesting to see how the chef ben Shewry develops. Fiona, that’s a shame but it happens with these smaller restaurants that probably have less staff than the bigger city ones, which is a shame. Glad -when it arrived – you loved it though. It will be interesting to see how the chef ben Shewry develops.

]]> By: Fiona http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-18690 Fiona Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:49:03 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/#comment-18690 I loved the food at Attica but the service was a bit dodgy- they thought we had alreadyordered without being offered a menu and then it was hard to catch the eye of any of the waiters to tell them I loved the food at Attica but the service was a bit dodgy- they thought we had alreadyordered without being offered a menu and then it was hard to catch the eye of any of the waiters to tell them

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-18606 Ed Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:47:09 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/#comment-18606 Anh, I'll be interesting to see what you think. I've been back since and the food was amazing especially the smoked trout broth which comes with smoke (it's not as bad as it sounds). I also going back for my birthday next month. Enjoy. Anh, I’ll be interesting to see what you think. I’ve been back since and the food was amazing especially the smoked trout broth which comes with smoke (it’s not as bad as it sounds). I also going back for my birthday next month. Enjoy.

]]> By: Anh http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-18603 Anh Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:26:42 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/11/the-future-of-food-guides-arrives/#comment-18603 Ed, thanks for the info. I wouldn't have known! :) And I am booking myself in for Attica (finally!). After your review last time, I am looking forward to it. Ed, thanks for the info. I wouldn’t have known! :)

And I am booking myself in for Attica (finally!). After your review last time, I am looking forward to it.

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