Blogger's demand for free meals sparks outrage online
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LOL brad who??? anyone can be a food blogger these days. wat big fuck is a food blogger? He think he what? SM Lee go to restaurant eat also pay he think he food blogger big lampard is it?
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hope every resturant and even hawker stall ban him.... see how he even find any food to eat... knn...
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oh ... by the way.... can i go geylang and ask for free sex due to sgsexforum??
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Originally posted by ditzy:
His blog has been suspended. However you can view the cached version.
His photo also happens to be there.
My guess is that someone impersonated him, but only the credit card details would verify the authencity of the blogger in question.
No food blogger how popular should never demand things for free. You eat, you pay.
arrogant brat. he got the æ¬ æ‰� look
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who gives a damn about a local reviewer.................
if i've a restaurant, i'll tell all these reviewers don't waste my time and food lah............
i'll tell them '' honestly lah hor.............who read your reviews anyway ? ''
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What kind of spineless restaurant is this? Give such face to any self-proclaimed food blogger? I just have to laugh at the operations manager and the owner.
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I blame the resturant for waiving off his part of the bill. I suspect they were trying to "pay" to get good ratings. Anyway they should have just hauled him in for trying to cheat a free meal.
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Originally posted by hisoka:
I blame the resturant for waiving off his part of the bill. I suspect they were trying to "pay" to get good ratings. Anyway they should have just hauled him in for trying to cheat a free meal.
Someone's learning fast from the Malaysian traffic cops.
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Originally posted by hisoka:
I blame the resturant for waiving off his part of the bill. I suspect they were trying to "pay" to get good ratings. Anyway they should have just hauled him in for trying to cheat a free meal.
put it in another point of view you would also realise ppl do not want to put themselves in a fix either.i give in a bit, hoping u would.
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well, in china a favourite tactic was to nit pick and make a big fuss about something at the end of the meal, scream and shout at the serving staff and hope to get a discount that way ....
seen it in action before ...
maybe that's what the manager thought the chap was trying to do ....
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
Someone's learning fast from the Malaysian traffic cops.
Nah. Nowadays Malaysian cops dun do that liao. They report to get 10 times more... So that is a third class citizen in action... Eating free meals through threatening....
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that tactic works in lots of places...
the guy obviously just wanted a free meal. and i doubt he went because he wanted to review it >.<
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Originally posted by udontknowme:
that tactic works in lots of places...
the guy obviously just wanted a free meal. and i doubt he went because he wanted to review it >.<
Nah. He owns ladyironchef.... a famous food blog... but he uses low down methods to get free meals.. plus he brought in 3 friends to eat...
If he's really into work... 2 person would be the maximum.
And in fact, as a food critic, he should have paid for the meal in full and wrote wad he feel was genuine and good about the restaurant. -
he has lost his integrity as a food blogger, that's for sure. One blogs about good food, not FREE food. TSK.
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so how???
got updates???
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Try google.
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Oooo... 9 mins ago this brad lau posted something in his blog... but I guess his blog traffic tio flooded sia... cannot seem to go in >___>
sauce from his twitter: http://twitter.com/ladyironchef
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According to him, he was invited, and the restaurant gave another account of the story to yahoo. Its backed up with documents, and screenshots of the conversations with their PR manager.
http://www.ladyironchef.com/2010/08/24/truth/
So unless the restaurant can come up with more concrete proof, it seems like the blogger is the misunderstood party.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
According to him, he was invited, and the restaurant gave another account of the story to yahoo. Its backed up with documents, and screenshots of the conversations with their PR manager.
http://www.ladyironchef.com/2010/08/24/truth/
So unless the restaurant can come up with more concrete proof, it seems like the blogger is the misunderstood party.
I'll try later... I cant seem to open the link... yahoo search cannot find cached view... Google can find but no cached view... >__>
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Originally posted by ditzy:
According to him, he was invited, and the restaurant gave another account of the story to yahoo. Its backed up with documents, and screenshots of the conversations with their PR manager.
http://www.ladyironchef.com/2010/08/24/truth/
So unless the restaurant can come up with more concrete proof, it seems like the blogger is the misunderstood party.
I think the waive could be just for Brad alone rather than "friends" -
Look like both sides misunderstood each other.
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wonder what competency does he has to be connoisseur?
or just a free loader with bullet proof skin?
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
I think the waive could be just for Brad alone rather than "friends"But he did inform the PR lady that there would be 4 of them. What this ops director was doing there befuddles me.
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I am aware of the articles that have been circulating in my absence, regarding an accusation that I visited a restaurant and asked for a waiver on their meals. I would like to make certain clarifications here.
1. The Basis of Food tasting events
Food tastings in the Singapore food scene are regularly organized and non-obligatory events. Any food blogger who has been invited to one to sample delicacies of the particular restaurant will agree that it is akin to inviting someone into their house. According to the dictionary, an invitation is, “The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person’s company”.
2. Invitation to the restaurant
Story: The articles seemed to suggest that I paid the restaurant a visit on my own accord, that I walked into the restaurant and announced myself as a food blogger.
Fact: This is not true. I was invited to a food tasting session by Melanie, PR Manager for the Restaurant. The first invite came June 2nd. I was unable to make it then and it was not until Friday, August 20th that I scheduled the Sunday brunch. In the invite, i was told to bring a guest.
Story: I had informed the restaurant that as food blogger, I assumed that the bill for all 4 of us would be waived
Fact: Following up on the food tasting email, I had duly informed that there would be 3 accompanying guests on that very day. There were no claims or requests made for “free food” since it was a direct invitation to sample the items on the new menu. It was an oversight to assume to that no acknowledgement from Melanie about my 3 accompanying guests would mean that their meals would be on the house too.
4. Asking for waiver for myself and my dining partner
Story: It was reported that the restaurant had decided to “waive the fee” for me and my dining partner out of goodwill
Fact: This was an invitation to a food-tasting session. There is no hard and fast rule stating a plus one for a food tasting. However having attended previous food tastings before, I assumed that the meal would be, at the very least, on the house for myself and one dining partner. I was not expected to be billed for and then “waived” off from what was disguised as a “food tasting session”. When questioned, Melanie then cited this to be in-line with ‘industry standards’ of food tasting sessions: that the restaurant would only pay for my +1.
5. Asking for waiver for myself and my other guests
Story: I had informed the restaurant that I was a food blogger, therefore assuming that the bill for all 4 of us would be waived.
Fact: In truth, I had asked for no waiver. I paid for my other two companions. The bill for 2, inclusive of sparkling wine, came to $260. Out of goodwill, they did decide to waive the wine and I eventually paid $160 for 2.
6. My attitude towards the staff
Story: It was reported that I had said: “I always get free food wherever I go“.
Fact: This was never said. Nevertheless, I must admit the hostility while paying (I had tossed my credit card on the table) was uncalled for and I sincerely apologise.
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An eye for an eye makes the world go blind. I would like to not point fingers at anyone – it was simply a case of miscommunication. When I dine out, I pay for my food like any regular consumer. When I am invited for food tasting sessions, it is a mutual understanding between the inviter and myself, that I would be attending as the identity of media for a possible food review.
I would like to urge all parties to view this situation objectively. I hope this post clarifies any misunderstanding that this might have caused. -
Win liao lor, restaurant got free marketing liao lor.