Comments on Deep End Dining: Dine & Dis. Food & Wine's Pete Wells Applauds Dee...

robyn,

i'm going to squeeze you.

m...

2006-02-24T15:15:00.000-08:00

robyn,

i'm going to squeeze you.

me want pancake shirt.

Anyhoo...yes, clique-tastic. It's funny b...

2006-02-23T20:25:00.000-08:00

You have my back? OMG, GIVE IT BACK! >__<

Anyhoo...yes, clique-tastic. It's funny because in real life, I don't have a clique. Online...maybe more so, but that's easy to say when a real life one doesn't exist.

This is a nicely written entry, as usual. I've enjoyed the "HERE'S MAH CHEESE SAMMICH, BWAHAHAR!" entries from other blogs lately, but your's is nice for...um...not

sarah,

it takes a big person to admit all t...

2006-02-22T21:19:00.000-08:00

sarah,

it takes a big person to admit all that. you are a really big person trapped in a very petite body. i mean that with all my love. hey, i've been jealous of other people too when i'm not mentioned in whatever paper or magazine that others get mentioned in. it's our frail human nature. ideally we'll all get our moment in the spotlight. some bloggers i know would kill for a

Sarah - love your honesty - you are a treasure.
2006-02-22T19:03:00.000-08:00
Sarah - love your honesty - you are a treasure.

Edie I probably agree with more of what you say than you imagine I might, but then I usually choose to keep my bad mouth shut and my negative thoughts to myself so as not offend the people I probably would offend if I spoke my mind more often.

Before this saga began Pete Wells was nothing to me, he wasn't someone in whose

i have a post about this very subject waiting in t...

2006-02-21T20:44:00.000-08:00

i have a post about this very subject waiting in the wings, but just thought i'd comment here since...i don't know. just feel like it.

first of all, eddie, you know how much i shriek like a goddamned monkey every time you write a new post for me to read - i love your site and your writing. it's incredible. i HATE the stuff you eat, but the way you spin things and they WAY you write is

the cook,

you raise some very valid points....

2006-02-21T19:24:00.000-08:00

the cook,

you raise some very valid points. blogs and foodblogs each have unique personalities and motivations behind them. just like a person can't make everybody like them, a foodblog can't possibly achieve that either. as long as you remain true to your spirit, whether that's wild or fun, you are on the right track to building an audience. most importantly your audience - the

One more point. Today I realized that I am intere...

2006-02-21T18:19:00.000-08:00

One more point. Today I realized that I am interested in reading about a fancy gourmet meal that someone made for dinner last night but those type of blogs are not very useful for me. I'm young, poor and cannot afford to cook that way or eat out at extremely expensive restaurants. Most of my readers feel the same way. Therefore the whole phrase "cheese sandwich blogs" does not translate as "

Eddie, that was an extremely well written post. ...

2006-02-21T18:04:00.000-08:00

Eddie, that was an extremely well written post. I couldn't agree with you more. As a new food blogger I wasn't upset at PW's opinions as much as I was upset over certain choice he made in his writing style. He quoted out of context and he made vast generalizations. I personally felt that he didn't support his opinions well enough. His examples were weak. While he may normally be a good

this whole blog backlash is taking on such ginormo...

2006-02-21T11:24:00.000-08:00

this whole blog backlash is taking on such ginormous proportions! I agree with you-- who cares what Pete Wells thinks in the long run, just keep on writing...although the guy made me stand at attention and look a little more critically at my own stuff, and it seems to me that's the reason there's such a thing as a critic.

congratulations on getting his nod however, you DO have a VERY

So many insightful comments are made here, and tho...

2006-02-21T07:59:00.000-08:00

So many insightful comments are made here, and though it's tempting to leave it at that, I just want to throw another log on the fire.

I think it's important to note both Wells's food-writing pedigree and the fact that his piece was, in fact, an opinion column. But it nonetheless feels irresponsible and, frankly, tossed off. Wells comes off as someone who spent a mere hour or two looking

paul,

when i first launched deep end dining...

2006-02-19T10:14:00.000-08:00

paul,

when i first launched deep end dining i did a google search on "food blog" to see what would come up. your kiplog food blog list was the first result. and your list was the first website or weblog i approached to swap links with. of course, you were gracious enough to accept. i don't understand why you didn't make pete wells' column. you really are an amazing resource for

This whole thing did get out of proportion. My onl...

2006-02-18T17:19:00.000-08:00

This whole thing did get out of proportion. My only gripe with Wells is he completely missed blogs that talk about food as something we eat everyday.

I like his list, they're all at the top of their game. But if that's all he found, he didn't look very hard. An article on food blogs should include some food blogs.

It's a good point that some food bloggers aren't great cooks,

biscuit girl,

thanks for speaking up. it i...

2006-02-16T16:59:00.000-08:00

biscuit girl,

thanks for speaking up. it is important to stress that oversimplifying anyone's passions will not likely be effective in persuading people to one's point of view. so thanks for not oversimplifying or generalizing.

I really don't care what some food writer from Foo...

2006-02-16T15:58:00.000-08:00

I really don't care what some food writer from Food and Wine says about those of us who enjoy food blogging. Most us us do it because its fun and we enjoy it. And when you think about it people have for years shared recipes with one another, first by writing it down on paper, later by making copies on a photocopier and now with the most recent format......blogs. The same restaurants we've

fortune,

you've nailed it on many of your p...

2006-02-16T09:24:00.000-08:00

fortune,

you've nailed it on many of your points although, of course, there are some out there with genuine cooking and recipe writing talent. and, like you mentioned, some of the most endearing food blogs are the ones who admittedly can't cook and are stumbling their way towards epicurean ecstasy.

thanks for your comment.

barbara,

thanks for your input

Hey, Eddie,

Thanks for the sensible commen...

2006-02-16T06:48:00.000-08:00

Hey, Eddie,

Thanks for the sensible commentary. You managed to keep an even keel on this matter, without calling either Peter Wells or those who are cheesed off idiots. Some other folks are not so classy, I suppose one could say.

My main problem with the column is that I know that Wells is a better writer than that--but this particular column comes across as "tossed off."

as some on who's been blogging for 6 years now, i ...

2006-02-16T04:17:00.000-08:00

as some on who's been blogging for 6 years now, i must say i completely agree with wells.

instead of original commentary, original recipes, or moves to explore different and overlooked food or cuisines, most bloggers post byzantine or minute changes to simple, well-known recipes and boast, "look ma, no hands!"

that the cooking skills of most bloggers are sadly lacking is not

magictofu,

thanks for writing. i got to di...

2006-02-15T12:17:00.000-08:00

magictofu,

thanks for writing. i got to discover a new food blog like yours. yeah, the out of context thing definitely is debatable. pete wells was writing a column and not a report or article. an opinion column tends to take information and manipulate it to prove an argument. so i give him some wiggle room on the out of context use.

anyways, thanks for your input. it's

Thanks for a very sane take on the whole thing. I,...

2006-02-15T09:09:00.000-08:00

Thanks for a very sane take on the whole thing. I, on the other hand, am fuming with righteous indignation. It will pass as soon as I finish my grilled cheesee sandwich.

Congrats and thanks for an excellent post on the c...

2006-02-14T09:08:00.000-08:00

Congrats and thanks for an excellent post on the current state of the food blogosphere.

First off, congratulations to you on the much dese...

2006-02-13T19:50:00.000-08:00

First off, congratulations to you on the much deserved recognition. I hope that you haven't been lashed out at in anger by too many bitter food bloggers.

As far as the popularity and clique mentality of blogging, I don't really let it bother me anymore. Sure, I get a rush of excitement when I get new comments. I don't think that ever gets old. But I know that stories of my family life

Nice post and congrats for being mentioned in the ...

2006-02-13T13:30:00.000-08:00

Nice post and congrats for being mentioned in the article... you certainly deserve it both because of the stories you are telling us as well as your witty wizardry with words.

I guess what irritated so many bloggers with Pete Wells article is the fact that he used some quotes, taken out of context, to justify is claim about the boring nature (to him at least) of many blogs. Adding this

cipollaia,

jealous? just because your blog...

2006-02-13T08:24:00.000-08:00

cipollaia,

jealous? just because your blog sucks. what is your blog anyway? aren't you the pickle blogger? i recognize you now! i used to date you! why are you stalking me?

happy valentine's day, pickle girl,
eddie

kalyn,

i was wondering who pete wells was r...

2006-02-13T08:22:00.000-08:00

kalyn,

i was wondering who pete wells was referring to when he was excerpting other blogs without naming the source. thanks for coming out and revealing yourself.

yes, the interactiveness of blogs definitely foster connections and feelings of community. but it also can mutate into the "clique" mentality that i was discussing in the post as well. it's human nature but we can

Easy for you to stay cool , when you're saved amon...

2006-02-13T03:42:00.000-08:00

Easy for you to stay cool , when you're saved among the list of the GOOD ones!!! You deserve it fully, dont get me worng , but see my point?
It's pretty obvious that these columnists fear that some new talented blogger might steal their job! It's pre-emptive defense! So American!!!!