tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post7158249632913217217..comments2024-03-24T03:42:36.374+08:00Comments on 吃喝玩樂 - Diary of a Growing Boy: The PR game of hype and liesPeechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335468643735359783noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-89299581796230780222015-04-24T14:29:59.298+08:002015-04-24T14:29:59.298+08:00I believe it is the very same person...I believe it is the very same person...Peechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335468643735359783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-82347431508844656742015-04-24T14:25:23.809+08:002015-04-24T14:25:23.809+08:00Great job, Peech! I wish I have read your post abo...Great job, Peech! I wish I have read your post about one year ago before I visited this restaurant and setting the bar way too high.<br /><br />I recently ran into a restaurant in Central called Saam whose owner-chef has the very same name as the one being mentioned here. Do you have any information on whether it's the same person.<br /><br />Thanks. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02664819403279014672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-50707290727130411402014-07-04T09:02:21.627+08:002014-07-04T09:02:21.627+08:00I usually don't make a lot of research before ...I usually don't make a lot of research before going to a new restaurant, and i don't mind paying the price if i have a good experience, but when the experience start with lies of the owners, common, Mom and Dad brasserie, burgers and nothing really professionally consequent after sexual harassment cases in NYC... <br />i don't feel ok to spend my money for these people, PR is important, but if the food is good, why so many lies.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-85670168096965774762014-05-01T11:15:37.438+08:002014-05-01T11:15:37.438+08:00Well done - good research. I ate there and the foo...Well done - good research. I ate there and the food was OK, however the prices were extremely high. The wine list is also pretty extreme.<br /><br />Disappointing the journos and bloggers don'r do more due diligence. More annoying is that they sample these things at free PR meals and never assess the quality of the food against the cost. <br /><br />Far too many new chefs coming to HK looking to make a quick buck charging very high prices - there is definitely a serious case of restaurant inflation going on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-88688139689219303932014-04-30T15:55:50.378+08:002014-04-30T15:55:50.378+08:00Good on you, Peech. It's not the first time a ...Good on you, Peech. It's not the first time a press release has sent out complete lies, and us lifestyle journos (in particular) should really be less trusting. They call us bitter and cynical, but such is the world we live in - let your guard down for a second and the damn fools trample all over you.e_tinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767791378980354563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-59081062449407062802014-04-30T15:02:46.195+08:002014-04-30T15:02:46.195+08:00well, I'd rather hope that I can do well enoug...well, I'd rather hope that I can do well enough in my current career so that I wouldn't need a second career...<br /><br />I used to work with someone who seriously inflated his resume and achievements. Becos he was introduced by a friend, I didn't do any due diligence on the person. One of our potential clients did, and what they heard from his former employer was a far cry from the stories he was telling us. Needless to say our business did not succeed after that. So now I do DD on everyone I work with.<br /><br />There is most certainly honor in working for smaller operations, and one should take pride in one's job as long as it is done well. I have left the world of global investment banks behind me a few years ago, and have been working exclusively for very small outfits that nobody's ever heard of. I still take great pride in doing what I do.Peechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335468643735359783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-39474464749337250142014-04-30T14:47:21.771+08:002014-04-30T14:47:21.771+08:00Well done Peech! I see investigative journalism as...Well done Peech! I see investigative journalism as a second career, and you serve them right by calling out the Moldovan brother's harassment case. We all seem to be enamoured by Michelin starred chefs when it is equally honorable working for Mom and Pop restaurants. I hope you start the much needed CV verification of chefs in this town.sophiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com