Chicago Tribune - 10 Worst Dining Trends of the Decade

Chicago Tribune - 10 Worst Dining Trends of the Decade

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009

The Chicago Tribune, invited Rabelais, along with David Chang, Tim Zagat, Tanya Steele and others, to state their 10 Worst Dining Trends of the Decade. Our contribution: Knee-Jerk Online Reviews. "Extreme Yelpers and likewise. "In particular, the opening-night blog reviewers," said Don Lindgren, co-owner of Rabelais, a food-centric bookstore in Portland, Maine. "You can't judge a restaurant from its opening night. It may be exciting to be there early. But to review it based on that first day is crazy and wrong." When all was said an done though, I'd have to agree with one of the commentors, who said "babies in fine restaurants".