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Ever doine out and pretend to be a local food critic?

Posted on 11/13/18 at 4:51 pm
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 4:51 pm
Guy I know from high school goes to restaurants with a legal pad and pretends to take notes the entire time he’s eating. He usually gets stuff comp’d this way.

The only downside is having to eat alone and not ordering drinks with the meal.
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 4:52 pm to
He sounds like a major loser
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 4:53 pm to
I'm a yelp reviewer, it's a pretty big deal
Posted by RedMustang
Member since Oct 2011
6946 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 4:53 pm to
Can’t say that I’ve ever doine that.
Posted by TypoKnig
Member since Aug 2011
8928 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 4:53 pm to
Why can’t he order drinks?
This post was edited on 11/13/18 at 4:55 pm
Posted by EarlyCuyler3
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 4:53 pm to
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 4:54 pm to
Why’d you give OweO your password
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
118270 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:02 pm to
He’s not.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:06 pm to
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:08 pm to
Years ago I did it at Shoneys

Was given a complimentary dessert
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
118270 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:09 pm to
Little known fact, the unknown food critic (Ian McNulty) got his foot in the door with WWL the very same way.
Posted by Norbert
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:12 pm to
He sounds like an a-hole
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:12 pm to
quote:

Little known fact, the unknown food critic (Ian McNulty)


Brother of James?

Posted by athenslife101
Member since Feb 2013
20642 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:13 pm to
That’s not how good critics work. Someone I know is a professional food critic for a rather large paper and they take at least 4-6 people with them and he pays for his food through corporate credit cards.

So what this guy does is he will take 4-5 coworkers at the paper out for lunch. He tells them they can order mostly what they want but he will insist that they order some things. And he gets to have a bite or two off everyone’s plate. He will do this 3-4 times per establishment so he can get a feel for it over time.
This post was edited on 11/13/18 at 5:25 pm
Posted by Cold Drink
Member since Mar 2016
3482 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:16 pm to
Sounds like his personal life is at a 0 but his professional life is at a noine
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:28 pm to
quote:

Guy I know from high school goes to restaurants with a legal pad and pretends to take notes the entire time he’s eating.


Sounds like a lot to go through for some free breadsticks or dessert.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
60087 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 5:35 pm to
No but I tell them my dads a food critic and that they better watch their mouth
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
118270 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 7:10 pm to
quote:

he will insist that they order some things. And he gets to have a bite or two off everyone’s plate





This guy did the same thing.



Posted by 6R12
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2005
12267 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 7:17 pm to
And they are still biting away at us.
This post was edited on 11/13/18 at 7:18 pm
Posted by Enadious
formerly B5Lurker City of Central
Member since Aug 2004
18716 posts
Posted on 11/13/18 at 7:20 pm to
quote:

I'm a yelp reviewer, it's a pretty big deal

Your lack of correct punctuation says otherwise...
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