Comments on: Dichotomy http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/10/dichotomy/ Random thoughts of restaurants and food in Vancouver, BC! Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:13:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: raidar http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/10/dichotomy/comment-page-1/#comment-2328 raidar Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:11:56 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=1819#comment-2328 eat-in vs. take-out: No difference whatsoever. Your points are all spot on, and we know when you aren't eating at the restaurant. All of your take-out posts (from my memory) make mention of this and you seem to take this into consideration. I think your readers, can put one-and-one together and realize that you showcasing your experience. Be it sitting in the lounge, in your car, or along the sea front. Lunch vs. Dinner: Almost the same comments. You are showcasing the restaurant during a certain period. Whether different foods are available or not, it makes no difference that you are relaying your experience based on the food you ordered, restaurant atmosphere, quality etc... Coca Cola vs. Pepsi Cola: Regular Coke and Pepsi Max. Solo dining vs dining with others: Of course it's more than enough. The quality of dishes and overall restaurant experience should be looked at in the same way. Yes if you were dining with 12 people, I could see a difference. But it's not like you hype up and/or put down dishes you aren't eating. As always, fantastic job Kim. A great resource for locals and inspiration for my future visits! Keep up the great work. eat-in vs. take-out: No difference whatsoever. Your points are all spot on, and we know when you aren’t eating at the restaurant. All of your take-out posts (from my memory) make mention of this and you seem to take this into consideration. I think your readers, can put one-and-one together and realize that you showcasing your experience. Be it sitting in the lounge, in your car, or along the sea front.

Lunch vs. Dinner: Almost the same comments. You are showcasing the restaurant during a certain period. Whether different foods are available or not, it makes no difference that you are relaying your experience based on the food you ordered, restaurant atmosphere, quality etc…

Coca Cola vs. Pepsi Cola: Regular Coke and Pepsi Max.

Solo dining vs dining with others: Of course it’s more than enough. The quality of dishes and overall restaurant experience should be looked at in the same way. Yes if you were dining with 12 people, I could see a difference. But it’s not like you hype up and/or put down dishes you aren’t eating.

As always, fantastic job Kim. A great resource for locals and inspiration for my future visits! Keep up the great work.

]]> By: The Celiac Husband http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/10/dichotomy/comment-page-1/#comment-2326 The Celiac Husband Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:50:40 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=1819#comment-2326 Half the meals outside the house are consumed by myself. You just get a feeling for restaurant, even after just one dish. Half the meals outside the house are consumed by myself. You just get a feeling for restaurant, even after just one dish.

]]> By: Wang http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/10/dichotomy/comment-page-1/#comment-2321 Wang Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:34:52 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=1819#comment-2321 eat in vs. take out: Food is food but the fact that the food is changed from the original way it was intended makes a difference. The other thing is, if you're reviewing a restaurant then you are probably also reviewing its service as well - that means that eating in is really a must. If you're judging a restaurant on the food alone, you have to be aware that the travel time may affect the food. Ultimately, does the restaurant setting have an effect on the food you eat? Probably. One example is just the way its presented - you probably won't be presented the food in the same way as in the restaurant. Lunch vs. Dinner: I think you raise an interesting question here on whether you can judge a restaurant by its lunch food. I think you're right that if they can't deliver on all meals then they're probably not a great restaurant. I think that's really weird that restaurants aren't consistent like that so perhaps you should only go for dinner at Guu and not lunch haha Solo vs. Groups: I think you can totally judge a restaurant by one dish but it certainly wouldn't be a very good judgment. Dining with others is often a good idea from a reviewer's standpoint because you can get more dishes as you said and you have a better idea of what the restaurant's quality is like. eat in vs. take out:

Food is food but the fact that the food is changed from the original way it was intended makes a difference. The other thing is, if you’re reviewing a restaurant then you are probably also reviewing its service as well – that means that eating in is really a must. If you’re judging a restaurant on the food alone, you have to be aware that the travel time may affect the food. Ultimately, does the restaurant setting have an effect on the food you eat? Probably. One example is just the way its presented – you probably won’t be presented the food in the same way as in the restaurant.

Lunch vs. Dinner:

I think you raise an interesting question here on whether you can judge a restaurant by its lunch food. I think you’re right that if they can’t deliver on all meals then they’re probably not a great restaurant. I think that’s really weird that restaurants aren’t consistent like that so perhaps you should only go for dinner at Guu and not lunch haha

Solo vs. Groups:

I think you can totally judge a restaurant by one dish but it certainly wouldn’t be a very good judgment. Dining with others is often a good idea from a reviewer’s standpoint because you can get more dishes as you said and you have a better idea of what the restaurant’s quality is like.

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