Gourmet International - Restaurant Reviews
One of my passions is eating out with friends, particularly new restaurants that have a good reputation and whose reputation is spread by word of mouth.
Here, Southern Spain on the Costa del Sol, there is a plethora of restaurants from the ´Greasy Spoon´variety to the more upmarket establishment and everything in between. For me a good restaurant is where my friends and I can enjoy ourselves with good food, good house wine and excellent coffee in an atmosphere of attentive but unobtrusive service and which does not empty the bank account to enjoy.
An interesting menu that manages to cater for the wide variety of choices that my friends might wish to make always helps to make the evening or lunchtime that much better.
It was with this passion that I decided to develop www.gourmetinternational.org with my very techie friend Miryam Stenger. One of our tasks was to master wordpress and to have a host that could manage effectively the various plugins that we wanted to use. This was easier said than done because not all hosting companies are the same and after numerous emails about permissions etc. we finally found one that suited our needs and which has worked famously for us.
One of the obstacles that has yet to be overcome is that of getting reviews from around the world and it is here that I have created a business opportunity for people who enjoy doing what I enjoy so much, viz. eating out. Video interviews are not yet much in evidence in the restaurant sector and yet, are such a powerful marketing tool. For anyone interested in setting up a business in this field with ongoing residual income please feel free to contact me.
That this works and works well is evidenced by our viewing figures and the frequent requests we receive for reviews on different aspects of this sector such as wine reviews, kitchen gadgets etc. I am a kitchen gadget addict that finds it very difficult to resist a new gadget that makes cooking more interesting.
One of my favorites is corkscrews and particularly antique corkscrews and this particular article attracted considerable interest from the readership, some examples of which have placed here for your perusal.
A regular inquiry I make of restaurant owners is, “What are the facilities for the physically challenged?”, Some of my friends love eating out with both their friends and family and the facilities and entrances can range from excellent to dismal if not insulting. I am usually shown the facilities but when I criticize the inadequate toilet room space the owners feel quite upset. It is only when I show them with a wheelchair, how limited the space really is that the truth dawns. By this time it is usually too late to make any alterations.
As more and more reviews are completed I intend to charge a monthly fee for inclusion as well as the adwords that have been added with the aim of getting several thousand reviews from differing parts of the world. Most iportantly, I am looking for peaple who share the same interest as myself in good wining and dining and who can regularly contribute to the reviews. This not a money over night task but one of building up a network of restaurants throughout the world who pay a regular fee for a full review of their best practice. Hopefully, more people will want to share in bringing these wonderful restaurants to the attention of others who might also enjoy social eating and drinking.
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http://www.plentyonyourplate.com is on the hunt for food writers/bloggers/trainee journalists to help get the website back off the ground, as it has just been re-launched. Not only that, the site has teamed up with the UK’s journalism guru Cleland Thom, who runs the successful journalism e-learning college (CTJT) to bring you the first online food journalism course, inviting novices, and experienced writers alike, a chance to learn about the diverse and exciting world of food journalism.
We are looking for a handful of dedicated writers to build up a strong community in food, from a citizen journalism perspective. Warning. This is not just a recipes and restaurant reviews site. We are looking for news, features, industry events, and perspectives on eveything food as well!
Copy must be no more than 600 words, and if you are dedicated to the cause, you have the chance to become a regular columnist on the site. Negotiations on payments can be made once a trial period (to be confirmed) has elapsed. We have already had several enquiries, so get in fast and become part of this exciting new project.
Would you like to contribute?
Dude, don’t take away this persons thunder… I swear, some people…
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hi betafull thankyou
Interesting. I’m a vegetarian and I have thought about doing what you do but only for vegetarians or people enjoying vegetarian food.
It’s not easy for vegetarians to find good restaurants that offer vegetarian food. So, if you could include this on your site (if the restaurant offers a vegetarian alternative), it would be awesome.
Shame that you missed the opportunity to have the your post link back to your home page and some of your own blog posts.
I don’t think that Clive is stealing their thunder. He has a legitimate point, I actually couldn’t find the blog address without looking for it in the text of the article. It would of been a lot easier if there was a link to go to the site, which would also give them a backlink.
I still went and checked out the site and think that it is a great idea and will be very helpful to a lot of people. This type of site will continue to grow each month as word of mouth spreads. Good luck!
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does the word’FREE PASSIVE TRAFFIC’ means ‘PASSIVE LINK’.
Anyway it is not bad for a blog as famous as MBP…should try for this
the article about the Restaurant Reviews is enlightening. I look around the article for a link to the eating place but I could not find it