tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post4324500625071517525..comments2024-03-06T16:22:26.402-05:00Comments on My Inner Fatty: Why I hate 90% of food bloggersNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-67070574766151392532016-02-17T20:25:06.046-05:002016-02-17T20:25:06.046-05:00Wow. I google'd "I hate food bloggers&quo...Wow. I google'd "I hate food bloggers" and this came up. <br />SPOT ON. <br />Well done. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-32475919174136810852014-09-22T01:35:32.516-04:002014-09-22T01:35:32.516-04:00hhahaha nice post. I love this. hhahaha nice post. I love this. Ethnic Foodhttp://www.islasfoods.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-54060802946174705142012-06-22T11:52:57.011-04:002012-06-22T11:52:57.011-04:00Ahh - "Food Braggers". I am waging war ...Ahh - "Food Braggers". I am waging war against them with my own blog www.thecriticalcouple.co.uk - very much like a popular London Blogger's site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-18056658349393491242012-06-12T07:22:28.302-04:002012-06-12T07:22:28.302-04:00Don't hate food bloggers, even if they aren...Don't hate food bloggers, even if they aren't so passionate about food themselves, they are making many people learn culinary skills. :)Featherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295667963204326171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-32226979089524597322012-01-17T21:06:56.592-05:002012-01-17T21:06:56.592-05:00Kevin - dude, you have no clue. I used to go to t...<b>Kevin</b> - dude, you have no clue. I used to go to those food blogger dinners, but now I find myself hanging out with the same 4 or 5 people I actually like. As for Per Se - still can't afford that shit man. It's even worse when it's <i>right there</i> and you can't go.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-68687406768043641852012-01-10T15:16:36.668-05:002012-01-10T15:16:36.668-05:00Hi Nicholas.
I was googling up stuff for Yong Ka...Hi Nicholas. <br /><br />I was googling up stuff for Yong Kang and came across your post..and then I found this beauty. I feel exactly the same way, and I'm trying my best to distance myself from people like this now. :)<br /><br />I organized a food blogger meetup with only people I wanted to see, which resulted in (probably) a few people wondering how come they weren't invited...hahahahKevin | 604 Foodtographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612568784325927421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-87754151517473320362011-05-07T10:10:23.686-04:002011-05-07T10:10:23.686-04:00I must be really uncool and like, out of the loop ...I must be really uncool and like, out of the loop man! I don't even know what SE is (true)<br /><br />I genuinely don't see a lot of what you're talking about. I think maybe because the food blogger community in the UK is a bit more... charmingly amateur... to a degree but also because I have a VERY short memory for blogs I dislike. I just don't visit again and poof! they're Greedy Rosiehttp://www.greedyrosie.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-50558049098394246692011-05-04T20:53:40.238-04:002011-05-04T20:53:40.238-04:00Danny - we'll see if they want me to keep writ...<b>Danny</b> - we'll see if they want me to keep writing. I might be stepping on some toes with that move.<br /><br /><b>James</b> - you got listed as spam haha, probably because you had ___ best of ___ in your original comments. Haha, I'm thinking of organizing a hate-based food blogger meetup once I'm back in NYC. The logistics of this fail because the people I don't invite Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-74148774006569727122011-05-03T17:24:02.164-04:002011-05-03T17:24:02.164-04:00Hahaha -- dude, how did that happen? I figured I w...Hahaha -- dude, how did that happen? I figured I was rambling way too much and you decided to trash the comment.<br /><br />Anyhow, I'm on board with the haterade for food events - particularly the ones that are nothing but PR handouts - but the most offensive thing to me is bloggers who sincerely hope to influence the success or demise of restaurants. The majority of food businesses are hardJameshttp://theeatenpath.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-30952352499703654072011-05-03T15:43:23.270-04:002011-05-03T15:43:23.270-04:00@Nick,
I will once you start writing about NEW YOR...@Nick,<br />I will once you start writing about NEW YORK burgers, that I can ACTUALLY EAT :)Dannyhttp://www.foodinmouth.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-89321977153078459542011-05-03T15:36:33.620-04:002011-05-03T15:36:33.620-04:00Anonymous - I don't have the money to eat at p...<b>Anonymous</b> - I don't have the money to eat at places that often. I'm kind of envious. But I have to wonder why you'd say an "explosion of flavor" when "le sexy time in your mouth" is so much more descriptive.<br /><br />PS - one of those Asians jumping is a very good friend of mine hahahaha, I forwarded your complaint.<br /><br /><b>dirtystall</b> - maybe INicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-15814121680706782032011-05-03T15:19:51.258-04:002011-05-03T15:19:51.258-04:00I used to want to get invited to those food events...I used to want to get invited to those food events. It's cool you know, get a press pass, take better pictures... but then I realized, shit... it makes no sense to promote an event AFTER it happened cuz ppl can't go. Also those events seem like they're annoying.<br /><br />The truth like you said is everyone has an agenda. If it's a passing hobby, it's one thing. The ones who Dannyhttp://www.foodinmouth.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-36191650146661787552011-05-03T11:46:38.333-04:002011-05-03T11:46:38.333-04:00I see it more as you really loving that 10% of foo...I see it more as you really loving that 10% of food bloggers who are keeping it real. Embrace the love, not the hate!<br /><br />Now hippie talk aside, I hear your points loud and clear. But I'd personally rather see people become overzealous about food than non-discriminating. The first step is getting people to care about the food they consume - we never said how or how much.<br /><br />NowMelissa Zhanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108617507373988850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-63813199952318973582011-05-03T00:12:12.938-04:002011-05-03T00:12:12.938-04:00Hahaha... massive preposition fail in my comment, ...Hahaha... massive preposition fail in my comment, or Freudian slip? or BOTH? YOU DECIDE!Jameshttp://theeatenpath.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-40961140853124538682011-05-03T00:10:02.930-04:002011-05-03T00:10:02.930-04:00Dude, whenever I read a post or comment like this,...Dude, whenever I read a post or comment like this, I stop and wonder, who might I know at the business end of the shotgun? THE MYSTERY!<br /><br />Anyway, I've always felt like my personal divide is coming up against blogs that cover the "food scene" rather than a person's love of food. You can say whatever shit you gotta say however you like, but if the whole point is to say &Jameshttp://theeatenpath.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-90053312018573212492011-05-02T23:29:12.718-04:002011-05-02T23:29:12.718-04:00I'd have a fishing blog if I could, just becau...I'd have a fishing blog if I could, just because I like fishing.<br /><br />Blogging is more of a journal for yourself, as long as you accept that other people get to read your journal as they please. It should be treated like a journal, writing whatever you please in it as blatantly as you want. No need to jazz up words or make fancy remarks in a journal - just like the words flow like Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-71595564316036866592011-05-02T22:53:14.947-04:002011-05-02T22:53:14.947-04:00Although I haven't stumbled upon many of these...Although I haven't stumbled upon many of these "snobbish" blogs, I can understand why you feel so strongly about this. It sucks that a lot of ppl are just going into fewd for an ego boost... But I don't agree that nothing will change. I'm pretty sure people who don't sincerely love fewd will eventually leave the blogosphere as quickly as they came (you know how munchimonsterhttp://munchimonster.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-79697315415284340732011-05-02T20:06:42.952-04:002011-05-02T20:06:42.952-04:00I've got to agree with you after reading all t...I've got to agree with you after reading all this, I see too many food blogs become more like restaurant publicity mouthpieces. They write glowing reviews that usually sounds all too fake just so as to get invited to food tasting events so that they can write another ass-kissing review, and the cycle repeats. It's a pretty sad state of food blogging and most of the time now I don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-72623905379130770122011-05-02T18:19:21.555-04:002011-05-02T18:19:21.555-04:00Just remembered another one. Asians jumping:
htt...Just remembered another one. Asians jumping:<br /><br />http://gracenotesnyc.com/2010/06/07/the-2010-world-expo/<br /><br />http://www.roboppy.net/food/2009/07/brighton-beach-cafe-kashkar-larte-del-gelato-sweet-revenge-nyc.html<br /><br />http://www.apassionforfood.net/2008_12_01_archive.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-62134738694359014402011-05-02T18:08:48.842-04:002011-05-02T18:08:48.842-04:00I agree that some bloggers take themselves too ser...I agree that some bloggers take themselves too seriously. There's one certain blogger, and I won't mention his name, who won't write up his "reviews" until he visited a restaurant at least three times. And his reviews consists of moldy cliches like "sublime", "an explosion of flavors", etc. But here's my biggest pet peeve, bloggers who don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-68862254127424770182011-05-02T15:57:46.007-04:002011-05-02T15:57:46.007-04:00Patrick - bro it is on. So I've been making t...<b>Patrick</b> - bro it is on. So I've been making too many plans with too many people about when I actually move back to NYC, but sometime in July we'll do something. Eating like a girl is nothing to be embarrassed about, some of the most champion eaters I know are girls.<br /><br /><b>Yvo</b> - *points to her* totally an awesome eating friend.<br /><br /><b>JO</b> - I've never hadNicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-64315963739648217672011-05-02T13:52:25.669-04:002011-05-02T13:52:25.669-04:00Okay, I wrote a really long comment but it disappe...Okay, I wrote a really long comment but it disappeared. Anyway, short version:<br /><br />Hi Nick.<br />I'm a blogger too. Sorry!<br />Getting to your website through Feisty Foodie and Food in Mouth.<br />I hate the world too.<br />Thanks!<br />Bye.Hungryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212976530047401087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-38759993081631065412011-05-01T22:34:51.171-04:002011-05-01T22:34:51.171-04:00Don't measure yourself by their point system. ...Don't measure yourself by their point system. If they are wasting their time trying to gain followers on twitter, that's their own waste of time. Just be completely selfish with your blog, write for yourself and you can't fail.JOhttp://iwantmorefood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-76820134290789189012011-05-01T21:58:01.067-04:002011-05-01T21:58:01.067-04:00I wrote 'pink blog' and I meant pink blob....I wrote 'pink blog' and I meant pink blob... really...<br /><br />Patrick - can I judge the eating contest? I like watching people eat excessively... it makes me feel thin (who am I kidding, I never don't participate, yes I used a double negative...). <br /><br />Also, Nick, what's that saying? You can't joke about something unless you love it THAT much... though I was Yvohttp://feistyfoodie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-64230382050422404872011-05-01T20:46:01.847-04:002011-05-01T20:46:01.847-04:00haha that reminds me we still need to do some craz...haha that reminds me we still need to do some crazy eating contest. i just want to find an excuse to gorge excessively. kind of been eating like a little girl lately. :(Patrickhttp://appetiteforgood.comnoreply@blogger.com