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I would trust a survey type review (Michelin, Mobile) over an individual one (Bruni). Nothing against Frank, but the surveys send more people over the course of the year. Survey also aren't the general public (Zagat). Private surveys allow for consistency to be checked, anonymity to be maintained and no "cheerleading" for ones favorite celebrity chef.

If I may address Stevie's comment on Bruni: Frank gave Jean Georges a 4 star benediction. He has a firm belief that the quality of the dishes at some of his establishments suffer due to the fact that he has many to tend to.

I will admit however that it seems awkward to have Frank Bruni's negative remarks on some of JG's restaurants in his blog and yet the New York Times is co-sponsoring the tribute dinner for Mr. Vongerichten at the Miami Food and Wine Festival this coming February.

I Just wanted to tell you how much I love your website, the critic system is having its revolution and it's healthy to see that kind of counter power emerge.
I read the article in the WSJ about the bloggers getting comped by some restauranteurs, in this article the Zagat people were saying that they are able to find out about those restaurants who ask their employees to vote for them. But to be totally fair don't you think they should do the same the other way too? let me explain, imagine some one wanting to harm a restauranteur because he's a direct competitor or he screwed his wife, or for any other reason. The guy asks a bunch of his friends to put bad reviews on Citysearch or to vote against him in the Zagat just to harm the guy, don't you think it can happen too?
My point is that it's time to demonstrate the unfairness of those kind of guides who just put up a computer system that uses and compiles the reviews they get on line and throw up a rating without doing their job to go and check the fairness by themselves. We all know the Zagat is filled with incoherences and still be (partially) responsibles for undeserved successes and failures.

Keep up with the good job !

me3dia,

yes, i read it. in fact, let's revisit verbatim what the WSJ said about Batali:

"For Mario Batali, the tipping point was an article on Eater about a dispute between him and one of his restaurant's landlords. In response, he wrote an article for the site titled, "Why I Hate Food Bloggers," in which he decried blogs as bastions of "untruths, lies and malicious and personally driven dreck."

My whole point was that ppl are quick to bag on bloggers, case in point Batali. Really, I doubt Batali hates bloggers. Did I read his post on Eater when it first came out? Yes. I even commented on that post on Eater.

To answer your question. Yes. I read the WSJ article. Yes. I read Batali's post on Eater. What is it that you wanted to address about that?