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A Californian entrepreneur has started selling a "ReviewerCard" that offers blackmail for Yelpers/Googlers seeking attention.The all-black card says "I write reviews" in all caps and is meant to be shown to restaurant employees as the cardholder enters the business.From Huffington Post, ...the ReviewerCard looks fairly real. It has, in addition to the imprimatur of a … [Read more...] about “Reviewer Card” Helps Public Blackmail Restaurants

If you are a fan of Les Miserables or just like clever (and excellent) vocals, "One Grain More" by Michael Bihovsky is right up your alley. "This never-ending road to gluten-free,  this horrifying food I eat will never taste the same as wheat."  … [Read more...] about The Anguish of Gluten-Free – Humor

As the reader who sent this to me said, "How can such a pretentious ad have so many errors?" Do you seek the opportunity to create your own Craft Cocktail Bar Program? Do you desire and have the knowledge and capability to drive the development of a unique but profitable alcohol program along with the creation of syrops, infusions and even stove top alchemy to create robust, … [Read more...] about Classic Craiglist Advert Seeks Alchemist/Mixologist/Bartender

Yelp, the restaurant finder/public review service that restaurateurs love to hate, has begun rolling out a new feature, which adds health inspection scores to Yelp reviews in San Francisco. You may ask yourself, San Francisco? Why do I care? Perhaps because it is coming soon to New York, California, Texas, Illinois, and the District of Columbia. Let's face it, most likely it … [Read more...] about Yelp Begins to Include Health Inspection Scores With Restaurant Listings