Critiquing Restaurants
Posted on August 2nd, 2007 in Personal, Work/Volunteer |
You’re know what’s one of the best jobs around? Critiquing restaurants. My employer, who also happens to be one of my friend’s mom, runs an online directory for restaurants in British Columbia. In order to fill out the “About Us” blurbs on each of the restaurant pages, she takes employees down to the restaurant, interview the owner/manager, then ask for all the Specialties so she can take photos. And what do we do with that table-full of the most mouth-watering treats the restaurant can offer?
We eat it all for free, of course.
Well, maybe it’s not just eating. There are a lot of nodding, murmuring-consent, asking-for-ingredients etc. It’s still a great deal! We’re sure to receive the best and fastest service, as a long wait at the dinner table results in points taken off the Service section of our critique. Yesterday I went to a non-franchise restaurant on the other side of town and got treated to yummy butter chicken, classy jumbo prawns, lovely philly subs, and some delicious steak. The owner personally went to the kitchen to cook it for us, on top of the strawberry-mango cocktail he serves us.
The hours aren’t part of my job salary (that’ll be the day, get paid to have dinner for free o___O), but my friend’s mom said we could count it for “service hours”. Now I can get used to life like this!
Sidenote: added 5 textures for your convenience.
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16 Responses
How lucky - that position/job sounds delicious. :yummy: But, I’m a seriously picky anti-meat eater so I’d fail at it… Oh well. But, if anyone was to get paid for eating delicious food for free - omg!
I honestly can’t think of a better job right now.
Can you tell I’m hungry?
Like Chantelle, though, I’m a picky eater, so I wouldn’t be too good at it.
I could test their kids meals! Usually they don’t put gross stuff in there.
Awesome textures BTW.
Um, what? Dude, you are making me SO jealous. Being a food critic is only like my DREAM JOB.
GRRR.
So what do I have to do to land myself one of those?
I imagine that’s the type of employment available in Heaven, ahahaha!
PS: Lovely textures!
OMG. Lucky bum. I’d love to have such an experience. Plus, i loooove butter chicken
You know, you’re right.
Spelling, grammar, and valid html and CSS is really important. I’ve actually come to a liking of my so called “obese” sites.
I hope you’re not mad at me.
Because… I’ve changed my mind. And it isn’t even because all that has happened because of my [stupid] article.
You know, if you’re ever full you can send some delicious food over here, especially deserts like tiramisu
Hehe, joke aside, congrats on the job, good luck in tasting everything
*Keels over*
That is awesome. How DID you manage to get that job? Do you actually have to critique anyone?
Ahh… the life, but wouldn’t it be better if you did this incognito? I mean the reviews are bound to be positive if the staff is waiting on you hand and feet?
Then again, free food is not to be mocked at
I would love to Critique restaruants. Sounds like the best job. I’d get full easily though.. My stomach doesn’t hold much food :ouch:
Oh what! Thats genius I need to find me a job like that! Id order all the desserts though!
Aw that sounds like an awesome job!! I would love that kind of job hehe only I’m not really big on trying new things lol as far as food goes. But I love baking and cooking =). Enjoy your job!
What an Awesome job!
I job that requires minimum thought on my part. I love it :p
OMG I love eating. I really want to do that job
Good luck!
That sounds like a interesting and fun job but not for me. I don’t have a very good taste in anything and don’t know anything about cooking and ingredients and such. But good for you though.