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Is It OK to Write a Yelp Review For a Restaurant Discount?
Mel's Drive-In, a restaurant chain in California, made news this week when a PR firm uncovered the diner's "virtual bribe" — or a deal for Yelpers. Here's how it works: you write a Yelp review (it can be good or bad) of the eatery, bring in a copy, and receive a 20 percent discount on your bill. I've never been into Yelp, the website that lets everyone be a restaurant critic, so I won't be participating in Mel's discount any time soon.
All the News That's Fit to Eat — Nov. 5, 2008
- During times of economic hardship, familiar American desserts can be a sweet comfort. — San Francisco Chronicle
- What role do tannins play in wine? — Washington Post
- Food review site Yelp has become an online force to be recognized.
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- Be sure you check out the video trailer for Major League Eating: The Game. — Serious Eats
- Learn how to make chocolate caramel matzo crunch in time for Passover. — The Kitchn
- You probably don't want to know, but just in case, here are the most fattening foods of Spring.
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Do You Use Online Restaurant Reviews?
This weekend the San Francisco Chronicle ran a pretty interesting front page story about how food bloggers impact the restaurant industry. While mainstream critics generally wait 30 days before reviewing a new restaurant (so that the chef and staff can work out glitches), everyday people, who use sites like Yelp to voice their opinion, review places as soon as they can. So if your chicken was overdone and rubbery, the whole world is going to know.
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