tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post3938687494005211433..comments2024-02-05T00:53:15.750-08:00Comments on Food Writer’s Diary: hungry, so very hungry, at Irving MillBret Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421121059536730439noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-51403110324515055872007-10-18T16:50:00.000-07:002007-10-18T16:50:00.000-07:00I'd like to note for the record that it's a testam...I'd like to note for the record that it's a testament to the class of Bret's readership that no-one has asked what Ben Bratt ate. <BR/><BR/>I also wonder how writers are supposed to tell their readers what a restaurant is like without tasting food. I guess there are people out there who make a dining decision just based on the "space"?? Would a chef really want those customers? People who come for the food are fickle enough...Lexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17981067677315020582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-65210468906316775922007-10-18T09:11:00.000-07:002007-10-18T09:11:00.000-07:00There's an old internet adage for this discussion:...There's an old internet adage for this discussion: Don't feed the trolls. Even better, turn on moderation for comments. <BR/><BR/>In any case, thanks for the fun food trends reporting, Bret!<BR/><BR/>- Anonymous CowardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-41702504761143035522007-10-17T17:55:00.000-07:002007-10-17T17:55:00.000-07:00Now now, there's no need to start name-calling. I ...Now now, there's no need to start name-calling. I appreciate your watching my back, mugg mellish and ggg, and I hope you enjoyed your arepas, lowereastside. Although it does seem to me that a restaurant would benefit from showing off its food at an opening party, I have never opened a restaurant, so I don't really know. <BR/>I'm sorry for offending you, antiblogger, but as for gratitude, didn't I say it was a great party?<BR/>I admit to being spoiled -- really that's a major theme of this blog, isn't it? But a twit? That hurts.Bret Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421121059536730439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-19518223622214700182007-10-17T08:39:00.000-07:002007-10-17T08:39:00.000-07:00anitblogger... you are talking out of your ass. W...anitblogger... you are talking out of your ass. Why do you think restaurants throw these parties for media? It's not just to show the space, the food is important too.<BR/><BR/>If you open a restaurant and that's the way you have a preview for press, then you are being an idiot and wasting money. People do want to know something about the food too, not just how the place looks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-91469608638087991272007-10-17T07:24:00.000-07:002007-10-17T07:24:00.000-07:00You're an idiot. Bret Thorn is the ultimate restau...You're an idiot. Bret Thorn is the ultimate restaurant world pro. Go back to cleaning grease traps, you jerk! <BR/><BR/>Sneak previews for the media are not a gift warmly given. They're a business decision, meant to raise awareness among food writers. Bret is totally right in saying that there should have been more food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-51664520527412980492007-10-17T06:47:00.001-07:002007-10-17T06:47:00.001-07:00Bret Thorn you may want to find a new job if what ...Bret Thorn you may want to find a new job if what you are truely looking for is a free dinner. These parties are literally for people to SEE the restaurant. They are not a food show, or some miniature version of Iron Chef where amatures like yourself can come and critique the food three seconds after they have WELCOMED you into what is ultimately all they have to show for their blood sweat and tears from the past 6 months. What would happen if you by chance got a new apt and wanted to show your friends what you did with it, and all they did is bitch about how appauling it is that you weren't serving enough food for the event, instead of complimenting you for excellent taste and all the effort you put into your new place. Next time try and be more grateful for the sneak preview and the COMPLIMENTARY prosecco you spoiled twit!Thug Theorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563244409483821835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-29372724224419642542007-10-17T06:47:00.000-07:002007-10-17T06:47:00.000-07:00Ha! I felt exactly the same way. What I finally ha...Ha! I felt exactly the same way. What I finally had for dinner:<BR/><BR/>2 arepas from Caracas.LowerEatSidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049906749205613740noreply@blogger.com