Whats the difference between writing about food and other types of writing?
You use your senses more than other reporters. You’re not only writing down what you see, but also what you taste, smell and feel. It’s also very self-evident. The nice thing about writing for the alternative press is that you have a huge hole to fill. When you’re not competing with the AP or the wire, you get a diversity of viewpoints. What’s the process like for writing a restaurant review? First, I pick a place newsworthy of reviewing. Because restaurants can be very different on a Tuesday than on a Saturday, I go three different days at different times. Usually up to three people come along and I try to taste a couple of things on the menu. Even though, by now, I know how to choose a wine, I always ask questions to see what they know. There are times that I know more than them. For the food that wasn’t that good the first time I ordered it, I order it the next two times, just to make sure it was bad and it wasn’t the chef having a bad day. You have to take people’s reputation into
