Comments on: Foodie Bloggers

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:43:00 +0000

Food makes the world go round.When I was a kid everyone wanted to grow up to be a firemen, police officers, secretaries…..nowadays more and more kids want to be chefs.

By: Shilpa.

Shilpa. — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:26:00 +0000

Hi Walter,
thanks for visiting my blog! Another long post is in the works, but so lazy to write...

anyway, I don't have many new ideas, but I suppose for an F&B establishment to stay in business, they should never cave in to mass-producing, other than the obvious factors like location, originality, service and quality. Have seen too many formerly-good places turn mediocre then crappy just because they try too hard to please everyone and end up cooking junk. Don't want to give names, though! :)

By: Cool Insider

Cool Insider — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:48:00 +0000

jason, yep it has changed quite a bit. I think the biggest revolution is how it can make web publishing so easy for the rest of us tech-idiots. I am beginning to play around with HTML codes myself too and experimenting with changes in my template.

By: Jason Ho

Jason Ho — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:40:00 +0000

hmmm...nice post there man..blogging has evolved quite a bit hasn't it?

I did remember some time back where programmers use blogs to share codes..and all they need to do is just copy and paste..fwah..so easy..keke!!

By: Cool Insider

Cool Insider — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:34:00 +0000

tigerfish,

Your point is absolutely right. My friends in the F&B business always struggle when their chefs decided to leave for better pay elsewhere. Another problem they encounter is pilfering, which can be rife at times when your staff invite all their friends over for a free makan and drinking session!

By: zeezee

zeezee — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:52:00 +0000

The use of blogging tool in the food industry seems to be creeping up the media agenda at the moment. I certainly agreed that blogging helps in boosting the sales in a certain extent. -

1. By getting potential customers' awareness of ur existence

2.Widen the marketing target as the internet is getting more and more acessible.

3. Helps portrait urself as an expert in teh industry.

4. Bring ur customer nearer to ur business and hence catch their attention and concern. Make them feel they can grow together with ur business.

5. Attracts more business partner and investor.

As a consumer myself, i do enjoy reading food related blog too and always love to try out those yummilicious food posted online. =)

By: eastcoastlife

eastcoastlife — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:55:00 +0000

Everyone knows operating a F&B business is tough. I have been to many F&B outlets once and after a few months, they closed down. Chris used to say I brought bad luck to them by eating there. haha....

I know a few chefs who write articles regularly for the newspapers but not sure if they would like to start a blog. They have very interesting stories to tell but their lives are very hectic.

tigerfish doesn't operate a restaurant but she cooks like a real chef. Or is she?

By: tigerfish

tigerfish — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:07:00 +0000

F&B business is not easy. You only can “manage” that much. The chef has the say. When the chef leaves, that’s it. Unless the boss is the chef or vice versa. Also good location means high rental. Integration is the key, even in F&B. For example, http://www.dabao.sg (no need to rent any space, no inventory, no need chef)-just need to know where to get what, and how to get, then deliver the service to cosumers. I wonder how successful they are. :p