Ah, the joys of user-generated content (UGC), where everyone, including someone with an IQ equal to their shoe size gets his say. Very democractic, the Internet. Isn’t this what we were all waiting for? The problem is when everyone gets to have an equal say, who is to say whether the review is trustworthy or [...]
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User-generated dis-content: Yelp pulls suspicious reviews
Posted: 4 July 2008 in Restaurant reviewsTags: user generated content, yelp
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Bad coffee comes to Europe: Starbucks empire set for European expansion
Posted: 12 June 2008 in Restaurant reviewsTags: starbucks
What tastes like burnt muddy water? Starbucks coffee, of course. I hate it, well at least the US version. Why Starbucks coffee and pastries taste better in Japan’s Starbucks cafes remains a mystery. Now it seems that Starbucks is expanding in Europe. They are already ubiquitous in London but that’s not enough for the purveyors [...]
How to make real pizza napoletana
Favorite restaurants in Sydney, Florence, Montreal and one ethnic dive in SF
Posted: 2 May 2008 in Restaurant reviews, TravelTags: florence, montreal, restaurants, san francisco, sydney
I’ve been posting a lot on Mapplr lately, favorites in various cities like Sydney, Florence and Montreal. I have also included a review of an excellent Pakistani-Indian restaurant, a real dive in the Tenderloin district of SF. Mapplr favorite restaurants in Florence Mapplr favorite restaurants in Sydney Mapplr favorite restaurants in Montreal Lahore Karahi: fabulous [...]
Disgusting idea of the year: All you can eat at US baseball stadiums
Posted: 7 April 2008 in Current events, Food and WineAren’t people eating too much already? Must baseball parks offer seats that allow their occupants, assuming they still can FIT into those seats, all-you-can-eat meals? No doubt this latest trend from the fattest country in the world will be picked up by enterprising sports venues in other countries. Read more.Â
