Restaurant Widow is a food blog run by a local waitress named Lisa. Her blog covers information on local restaurants, the local industry, personal recipes, and her own opinions on a variety of food-related topics.
Lisa recently added an FAQ-type post to her blog to address a few common questions she’s received. Her answers fall in line almost perfectly with some of the information listed here on ColumBlogs regarding the processes in deciding to set up a blog as well as the required creditentials for blogging. Below is an excerpt:
* Why did you start Restaurant Widow? I have always been interested in food; a few years ago I became very interested in the idea of sustainable agriculture and began to seriously investigate it and learn to support local products. I knew I wanted to write about food, especially local food, but I didn’t really have an outlet for it at that time. I have always wanted to be a restaurant critic, as I think everyone does at some point. One day, in the middle of the long, malaise-filled late winter of 2005, it suddenly occurred to me to Google “food blog,” thinking such a thing might exist. I knew I had found my medium, and Restaurant Widow was born.
* Do you have any actual authority to be writing about food and restaurants? Years in the food industry and constant study. I constantly read about food. On Food & Cooking is never far from reach. It’s completely fascinating. Also, I like to eat. I don’t really think this is a good qualification of a critic, but I know enough about food and the running of a restaurant to know when things are going well.
* Why do you write about Central Ohio when it’s so boring (in the opinion of the critic)? This is where I have decided to live, for better or worse. There are many great things about Columbus, and many things which can be improved. I like to highlight the good things, in hopes of keeping them.