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		<title>By: KimHo</title>
		<link>http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/11/moderne-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-3609</link>
		<dc:creator>KimHo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ekko9, nowhere I have claimed I write reviews. In fact, I have openly written I do NOT write reviews. Check it &lt;a href=&quot;http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/about-this-blog/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Now, as for your points:

1) Can you elaborate as to why I can&#039;t set up some expectations when I visit a restaurant? If I can&#039;t do so, I will fail to see then reasons to drive accross town to visit a specific one if the one in the corner can just fill up my stomach. I believe that expectations is what drives us to find something better.
2) To make a really bad analogy, that person who can claim has no bias, go ahead and throw the first stone. Everybody has biases and, if you have read this blog long enough (something you have indicated you do), you will have a good idea of where some of these biases come from.
3) References are a necessary evil. I could go on and on by just saying I like/dislike something; but, by providing a reference point, that facilitate the explanation process of why I like/dislike something.
4) Freshly cut to order fries, while in concept sounds good, it is a bad idea. Good fries ought to be fried twice (if not more times) at different temperatures with a rest in between. The reason behind it is that the first time &quot;cooks&quot; the potatoes; the second time crisps it, which yields that crispy on the outside, fluffy in the inside a lot of people like. Wonder why people like McD&#039;s fries? Tallow issue/addition of sugar aside, is the fact they are fried twice.
5) A burger is a sum of its parts. I believe it is lousy because it did not complement the burger. And, in the topic of the bun, I am not the only one who thought the bun could have been better...
6) I am flattered you compare me with a professional. That can only mean I have reached a level where people think I could be one - something I do not think I am nor claim to be!

As for proofreading, agreed, I could do a better job; however, taking into consideration that English is not my first (nor second, nor third) language, I think I am doing a hell of a good job - if I can say so myself! ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ekko9, nowhere I have claimed I write reviews. In fact, I have openly written I do NOT write reviews. Check it <a href="http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/about-this-blog/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Now, as for your points:</p>
<p>1) Can you elaborate as to why I can&#8217;t set up some expectations when I visit a restaurant? If I can&#8217;t do so, I will fail to see then reasons to drive accross town to visit a specific one if the one in the corner can just fill up my stomach. I believe that expectations is what drives us to find something better.<br />
2) To make a really bad analogy, that person who can claim has no bias, go ahead and throw the first stone. Everybody has biases and, if you have read this blog long enough (something you have indicated you do), you will have a good idea of where some of these biases come from.<br />
3) References are a necessary evil. I could go on and on by just saying I like/dislike something; but, by providing a reference point, that facilitate the explanation process of why I like/dislike something.<br />
4) Freshly cut to order fries, while in concept sounds good, it is a bad idea. Good fries ought to be fried twice (if not more times) at different temperatures with a rest in between. The reason behind it is that the first time &#8220;cooks&#8221; the potatoes; the second time crisps it, which yields that crispy on the outside, fluffy in the inside a lot of people like. Wonder why people like McD&#8217;s fries? Tallow issue/addition of sugar aside, is the fact they are fried twice.<br />
5) A burger is a sum of its parts. I believe it is lousy because it did not complement the burger. And, in the topic of the bun, I am not the only one who thought the bun could have been better&#8230;<br />
6) I am flattered you compare me with a professional. That can only mean I have reached a level where people think I could be one &#8211; something I do not think I am nor claim to be!</p>
<p>As for proofreading, agreed, I could do a better job; however, taking into consideration that English is not my first (nor second, nor third) language, I think I am doing a hell of a good job &#8211; if I can say so myself! <img src='http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: ekko9</title>
		<link>http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/11/moderne-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-3608</link>
		<dc:creator>ekko9</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just realized that you meant that the patty had one flaw, so I retract that statement.  But I still maintain that it&#039;s ridiculous to call their bun or sides as &quot;lousy&quot; and that no food professional would agree with that description.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just realized that you meant that the patty had one flaw, so I retract that statement.  But I still maintain that it&#8217;s ridiculous to call their bun or sides as &#8220;lousy&#8221; and that no food professional would agree with that description.</p>
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		<title>By: ekko9</title>
		<link>http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/11/moderne-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-3607</link>
		<dc:creator>ekko9</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>See, that&#039;s exactly what I mean.  You can&#039;t write reviews with expectations in mind or by comparing them to other restaurants.  Then everything is biased and it becomes hard for your readers to know what&#039;s really good or bad.  And lousy sides?  So a fresh, custom Venice bun, fresh veggies, and fries cut to order are now lousy?  First you say it only had one flaw, but at the same time, you&#039;re also saying that everything about the burger except for the bun was lousy?  Really confusing.  I could take that bun to a thousand food professionals and none of them would call it lousy.

You might benefit from having someone proofread your reviews before you post them like this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>See, that&#8217;s exactly what I mean.  You can&#8217;t write reviews with expectations in mind or by comparing them to other restaurants.  Then everything is biased and it becomes hard for your readers to know what&#8217;s really good or bad.  And lousy sides?  So a fresh, custom Venice bun, fresh veggies, and fries cut to order are now lousy?  First you say it only had one flaw, but at the same time, you&#8217;re also saying that everything about the burger except for the bun was lousy?  Really confusing.  I could take that bun to a thousand food professionals and none of them would call it lousy.</p>
<p>You might benefit from having someone proofread your reviews before you post them like this.</p>
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		<title>By: KimHo</title>
		<link>http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/11/moderne-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-3599</link>
		<dc:creator>KimHo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ekko9, welcome! It is called expectations. If you know you make a good patty (something I acknowledged), why kill it with some lousy sides? If it was closer to me, my comment would most likely be the same, the difference might be that I will remove the distance issue. On that note, I have driven &lt;a href=&quot;http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/11/ah-beetz/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;+50Km for food&lt;/a&gt; so it is not that I am not willing to do it, specially if the food is good. Finally, my reference points are places like &lt;a href=&quot;http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2008/11/burger-heaven/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Burger Heaven&lt;/a&gt; (better burger) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/06/burger-burger/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Burger Burger&lt;/a&gt; (reasonable burger at a cheaper price).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ekko9, welcome! It is called expectations. If you know you make a good patty (something I acknowledged), why kill it with some lousy sides? If it was closer to me, my comment would most likely be the same, the difference might be that I will remove the distance issue. On that note, I have driven <a href="http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/11/ah-beetz/" rel="nofollow">+50Km for food</a> so it is not that I am not willing to do it, specially if the food is good. Finally, my reference points are places like <a href="http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2008/11/burger-heaven/" rel="nofollow">Burger Heaven</a> (better burger) and <a href="http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/06/burger-burger/" rel="nofollow">Burger Burger</a> (reasonable burger at a cheaper price).</p>
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		<title>By: ekko9</title>
		<link>http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/11/moderne-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-3596</link>
		<dc:creator>ekko9</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi, I&#039;ve been reading your blog for awhile and for the first time, I&#039;ve felt compelled to comment on your post.  I feel like this review is oddly biased — as if there&#039;s some imaginary super burger that you&#039;re comparing this burger to.  The bun looks generic—compared to what?  Moderne Burger&#039;s concept is to make a solid American-style diner burger.  If you want foie gras and onion confit in yours, go next door.  And their location takes a hit because it&#039;s too far from where you live?  So, conversely, would you commend with praise restaurant if they decided to open next door to you?  Sorry if this seems harsh, but I would suggest you be a little more objective with your reviews because it seems like they often don&#039;t have a clear point.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, I&#8217;ve been reading your blog for awhile and for the first time, I&#8217;ve felt compelled to comment on your post.  I feel like this review is oddly biased — as if there&#8217;s some imaginary super burger that you&#8217;re comparing this burger to.  The bun looks generic—compared to what?  Moderne Burger&#8217;s concept is to make a solid American-style diner burger.  If you want foie gras and onion confit in yours, go next door.  And their location takes a hit because it&#8217;s too far from where you live?  So, conversely, would you commend with praise restaurant if they decided to open next door to you?  Sorry if this seems harsh, but I would suggest you be a little more objective with your reviews because it seems like they often don&#8217;t have a clear point.</p>
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		<title>By: KimHo</title>
		<link>http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/11/moderne-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-3193</link>
		<dc:creator>KimHo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Anth, welcome! While I understand where you come from, that is the lesser of two evils from the picture taking perspective. In the past, I used to bite into the burger and then take a picture of it, not necessarily a good sight.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anth, welcome! While I understand where you come from, that is the lesser of two evils from the picture taking perspective. In the past, I used to bite into the burger and then take a picture of it, not necessarily a good sight.</p>
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		<title>By: anth</title>
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		<dc:creator>anth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>anyone who cuts their burger in half to eat it hasnt got a clue !!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>anyone who cuts their burger in half to eat it hasnt got a clue !!!!</p>
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		<title>By: gigi</title>
		<link>http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/11/moderne-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-2747</link>
		<dc:creator>gigi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kim - haha...that is very true...I almost forgot!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kim &#8211; haha&#8230;that is very true&#8230;I almost forgot!</p>
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		<title>By: KimHo</title>
		<link>http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/11/moderne-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-2724</link>
		<dc:creator>KimHo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gigi, that is fine; however, notice that last time, you regretted it! :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gigi, that is fine; however, notice that last time, you regretted it! <img src='http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: gigi</title>
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		<dc:creator>gigi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kim - haha...seems like I have a habit of asking you questions that bring up memories you don&#039;t want to discuss! Call me nosy... :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kim &#8211; haha&#8230;seems like I have a habit of asking you questions that bring up memories you don&#8217;t want to discuss! Call me nosy&#8230; <img src='http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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