Wow, I’m getting a lot of flack from Tasty Nation (that’s what I want my fan club to be called when it gets formed). John, they say, why don’t you ever say anything negative about food? You’re not a real food critic!
Well, they’re correct. I don’t say negative stuff about food and I’m not a food critic. I just write about stuff that I like to eat. If it’s bad food, I just don’t write about it. There’s enough negativity in this world without some dude like me throwin’ hatred on a restaurant that screwed up my burger or didn’t put enough black beans in my burrito. Not gonna happen here, it’s that simple.
Now if you see me at a place and I don’t end up writing about it, you can assume one of three things:
- I forgot my camera. Each food post has a picture, that’s my rule. No picture=no writing.
- I was too embarrassed to whip out my camera and take a picture. I’m a self-conscious guy, what can I say.
- I did not like the food.
If you want critique, check out my takes on golf. I’m more knowledgeable about golf than I am about food so I’m a little more comfortable spewing out some negativity if it’s warranted.
What do you think? Will you still be a loyal reader now that you know I’m not a food critic?
Well that is all very fascinating and admittedly, even refreshing in an upbeat kind of way. The real question is whether the Food Guy has ever considered retracting one of his glowing reviews. Sometimes we enjoy a very pleasant meal, put pen to paper and several hours later (usually in the middle of the night) feel that our happy narrative was a bit premature. Care to comment?
Because of the nature of the digestive system, whereby it takes a few days for meat or other foodstuffs to find their way through my small intestine, you would think that somewhere along the line my initial glee would be dialed back by an upset stomach or other food related malady. But, alas, it hasn’t happened yet. Which could be why they call me “Iron Gut Johnny” or “Steel Stomach Steffen.” I know that those terms certainly don’t refer to the appearance of my abs, but speak more to the inner workings of my digestive system.
Yeah, but with all those chili dogs and what not . . . I’m just sayin’
Man, I see that I have lost two subscribers since this post. I went from 17 down to 15…maybe I need to rethink my strategy…