Anthony Bourdain's Food Porn, "Reviewer Card" and Restaurant Blogging

I have made a decision. I was in the shower and I was thinking, "I should start a restaurant review blog". Let me give you a little back story so you don't think I'm just a blogging flake. I love cooking. I Fucking Love food. Let me just tell you, thinking about food long enough just might get me....well, I'm sure you can figure out what I would say next LOL. Can someone say, "Hot and Bothered"?...Anyway, my Ex Husband used to always tell me that I need to open a restaurant (which I am not going to do...EVER) and he would also say that I should  be a chef. I used to make all kinds of things for him, from
Guyanese Curry to his favorite of my dishes that he calls "Salmon Bread".

I would always say to him in return that what I should do is review restaurants. I was thinking about my own blog and a limiting thought in my head suggested that it would not be specific enough of me as a blogger if I blog about restaurants as well as the other things I blog about, but then the free spirit in me said, "Why the hell not?"



Fact of the matter is, I love going out to restaurants and I enjoy reviewing them. I love the experience; it is very sensual and romantic to me. My dream has always been to be able to afford to go out to restaurants that serve food like this: ------------->
and review it.




I think it would fit perfectly with my blog, as my blog is about ME, my life and sensuality. Now the reason all of this came up is because Philip Defranco had mentioned on his YouTube show today that there is a new card out called the "Reviewer Card".

Now, when I first thought about the reviewer card, I thought, "What a great way to get complimentary meals, meet the chef, and present a facade of professionalism". But there are some cons to the reviewer card, and for me, they are all ethical. It basically boils down to this: Yeah I will get free meals, discounts, coupons, meet the chef, etc. BUT I am not going to get honest service if I show this card right away. If it were me, I would not pull this bad boy out until the end of the meal or at least until I had been there a few times and got an honest experience. I don't even mind having to be approved to be able to purchase the card for $100...(Yes. That's right. I said Approved to Purchase...), because think of all of the benefits that come from having it!

Anyway, it's really not even about getting this reviewer card; it's about doing something that I said I have been saying for a few years now that I would love to do, and that is eating at all sorts of diverse restaurants (especially when I go out of the country) and  reviewing them. Which is one of the main reasons I LOVE the show
No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain. I mean come on! Come On! World Travel, best food in the world from all sorts of different types of spots...I saw this dude go to Africa and eat Ostrich Egg out of the dirt with the San people (Bushmen) of South Africa. Talk about raw!

Me being able to live a fraction of the type of life he lives would be a dream come true! Being able to live that sort of lifestyle is the reason why I work so diligently to build and grow my brand. It is the reason why I work out, because if I am going to be going all over the world eating all sorts of fatty foods like this: ------->
I have to be able to have the discipline to work it off or else I am going to become obese, and that's not healthy. Anyway, that's about all. I gotta get going cause I got some stuff to do and I gotta get up early in the morning. I will keep you updated and next time I go out to eat, best believe, I will be writing you up a tasty restaurant review.

XOXO

Lola K.