Words I wish I had written This website is all about restaurant reviews, but I’ve been a writer (in various ways) long before I started this site. I know of two prime ways (just two) of becoming a better writer – write prolifically and read voraciously. This site is ample evidence of the former, but … Continue reading
I’ll heading out to Taiwan later this year, so it was interesting to stumble across this news article about a Taiwanese restaurant blogger who has received a suspended prison sentence over a negative restaurant review. Although the sentence and fine of 200,000 Taiwanese dollars (just under £4,300) seems incredibly excessive, the blogger didn’t do herself … Continue reading
This post doesn’t have anything to do with restaurants and is only tangentially related to food. But it’s too much fun not to post! The joke will be somewhat lost on you though if you aren’t familiar with the Keebler cookie company in the US and their elvish marketing mascots. Plus it helps if you’ve seen … Continue reading
A small list compiled by Yahoo UK. “The Japanese are truly the most innovative in the world when it comes to creating a crazy restaurant concept. There’s the creepy Monkey-waiter restaurant in Utsunomiya, where you’re served by a monkey… in a wig… wearing a human mask.” http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/p-promo-3360695 Come across any weird restaurants you think I … Continue reading
