Confessions Of A Splenda Stealer

I somehow forgot to post this column, and I actually liked it. Enjoy!

Trusting Your Own Gut

Getting my friends to try a restaurant that I have raved about is a lot like a sitting in a pressure cooker. If the meal is great, applause and cheering may ensue. But, if the meal goes sour, I wonder if I may be left with the bill.Today, with the abundance of informational sites like Yelp, Menupages, and billions of food blogs, this pressure is alleviated. We now have a scapegoat. If someone’s burger is served charred instead of medium rare, I have the freedom to just shrug and say, “Thanks for nothing Nymag.com!”

But it also causes me to question, with the abundance of opinions and reviews out there, who’s perception is now the authority? Why am I trusting my palate to anyone with a keyboard? Continue reading →