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Restaurant reviewer busted On 08/01/2011 1:47 AM, Giusi wrote: I had a good pretty good job. I never had days where I didn't want to go to work. I had a lot of freedom on the job. I used to go to the yard, pick up my vehicle and take off and do my work for the day. I only saw my boss about once a month. I had an opportunity to retire early at full pension and there were changes coming up at work that I didn't like. I was going to lose my freedom. I bailed out and I haven't looked back. I love being retired. I like not having to wake up early in the morning and heading out to work on someone else's schedule.
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Restaurant reviewer busted On 06/01/2011 1:40 PM, Dan Abel wrote: I have referred to other places where restaurant reviewers are treated as celebrities. In the UK their pictures are published beside their reviews. It seems that some American reviewers prefer to operate with the impression that they operate anonymously, suggesting that there is no chance that they they are getting special treatment. Some of the articles I read said that top chefs and restaurant owners already know who the reviewers are and recognize them. That is exactly what we are dealing with here. The managing partner recognized the reviewer. Apparently, she was not so anonymous.
Restaurant reviewer busted On Tue, 4 Jan 2011 11:38:34 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger" wrote: I knew exactly what you were referring to, but I didn't think it was funny. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food.
Restaurant reviewer busted On Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:50:29 -0800, David Harmon wrote: My, my, my.... aren't you the clever one? Around here you'd probably be recorded as Gak Barrow. Better luck next time. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food.
Restaurant reviewer busted On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 05:00:19 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote: that used to be true, to a degree. but those days are long gone. even 'right reverend' cuts no ice today. your pal, blake
Restaurant reviewer busted On 03/01/2011 12:29 PM, gloria.p wrote: Or allegations of inappropriate behaviour. I was surprised at the incident. This guy is a great doctor and always seems to be in good humour. His diagnoses and prognoses are always bang on. I have been going to him for more than 39 years. He is getting on in years and is close to retirement age. I will have a hard time finding a doctor who I trust in as much as this fellow.
Restaurant reviewer busted Dave Smith wrote in news[email protected]: The following comes from an LA Times article about the incident, in which the star rating system is explained http://tinyurl.com/33uaaov "In a letter to the editor Sunday, reader Stan Brothers echoed others in criticizing Virbila for being overly stingy with her stars. "She has raved about restaurants, then given them two out of four stars," he wrote. "Restaurant owners and Times readers deserve a more realistic standard." The reality, though, is that a two-star review means, by definition, a very good restaurant. When we were establishing the criteria for judging restaurants, we started with the assumption that L.A. was a world-class city and its restaurants should be able to stand alongside those of anyplace else. It would be insulting to the restaurants to do anything less ? to judge them "on a curve." Thus, a four-star restaurant is one that is the equal of any restaurant in the United States, and even the world. Accordingly, there have been very few of those. In Southern California, only the latest incarnation of Patina and Jos? Andr?s' Bazaar have earned that recently. Just short of that perfect score have been Craft in Century City and downtown's Rivera, with three-and-a-half stars each. A three-star restaurant is one of the best in the state. There have been several of these: Providence, Red O, WP24, Ammo, Valentino, Hatfield's, Lazy Ox Canteen and Bouchon earned that rating this year. By far, the vast majority of the places we have written about have earned two or two-and-a-half stars, which, as described in the box that accompanies every review, is a "very good" restaurant." The writer of the article also notes that they give restaurants a 3 mth grace period before reviewing and Virbila was not there to review it. -- Rhonda Anderson Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
Restaurant reviewer busted On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:13:24 -0500, Dave Smith wrote: She also goes to restaurants to eat in them just for fun, as almost all reviewers do. Do you know anything at all about the business? Boron
Restaurant reviewer busted In article , "gloria.p" wrote: I was speaking only about Yelp. -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California USA [email protected]
Restaurant reviewer busted On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:07:51 -0800, Steve B wrote: not the same thing. the owner seemed to want to suppress someone from criticizing *his* preferences. blake
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