Interesting Aside about the Honolulu Advertiser - General Tiki

TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Sat, Aug 10, 2002 3:56 AM I check the Advertister's website almost daily. In addition to reading (occassionally) interesting articles about news and everyday life in Hawaii, I REALLY enjoy finding out about local restaurants. It's been my experience that Hawaii has some of the yummiest and most unique cuisine in the world. So, you'll understand my chagrin when I clicked on the restaurants section last week only to find the newest review to be of T.G.I. Friday's! Horror! Anyway, posted below is an email that I sent to the reviewer and the horrific response that he sent me! I think the below exchange may provide some insight into the way things work down at the Advertiser's office. Subject: T.G.I. Friday's? C'mon... Aloha, As most who've had the opportunity to visit your great state, I love Hawaii. I love the culture, the climate, the people, the landscape, the music, and, in particular, the cuisine. Hawaii has great restaurants, many of which are locally owned and unique to the islands. Living in London, England, I enjoy reading about such restaurants in online version of the Advertiser. I was, however, greatly dismayed and a bit disappointed to find that, from an archipeligo of gastronomic delights, the restaurant you chose to review was, sadly, T.G.I Friday's. I suggest doing yourself a favour, digging a little bit deeper, and discovering all the yummie food that surrounds you, and sharing some of these discoveries with your readers. Mahalo, Chris Osburn Subject: Re: T.G.I. Friday's? C'mon... Thanks for writing, Chris. Your ignorance of the way a newspaper works is evident in your letter above. TGI Fridays is a huge and successful enterprise and that fascinates a lot of people. My exploration into what makes them so good at what they do was embraced by everyone except yourself, at least in the emails I have received. I review everything; low end, high end places, and occasionally a chain restaurant like TGI Fridays. Do yourself a favor and open up to the world around you. Keep reading the Advertiser! Matthew Gray Honolulu Advertiser Restaurant Reviewer [email protected] ...making the world a better place...to eat. See many of my Restaurant Reviews at http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/current/en/dining This saga shall continue. Tiki Chris [ Edited by: tiki chris on 2002-08-12 02:59 ]

I check the Advertister's website almost daily. In addition to reading (occassionally) interesting articles about news and everyday life in Hawaii, I REALLY enjoy finding out about local restaurants. It's been my experience that Hawaii has some of the yummiest and most unique cuisine in the world. So, you'll understand my chagrin when I clicked on the restaurants section last week only to find the newest review to be of T.G.I. Friday's!

Horror!

Anyway, posted below is an email that I sent to the reviewer and the horrific response that he sent me!

I think the below exchange may provide some insight into the way things work down at the Advertiser's office.

Subject: T.G.I. Friday's? C'mon...

Aloha,

As most who've had the opportunity to visit your great state, I love Hawaii. I love the culture, the climate, the people, the landscape, the music, and, in particular, the cuisine. Hawaii has great restaurants, many of which are locally owned and unique to the islands. Living in London, England, I enjoy reading about such restaurants in online version of the Advertiser. I was, however, greatly dismayed and a bit disappointed to find that, from an archipeligo of gastronomic delights, the restaurant you chose to review was, sadly, T.G.I Friday's. I suggest doing yourself a favour, digging a little bit deeper, and discovering all the yummie food that surrounds you, and sharing some of these discoveries with your readers.

Mahalo,
Chris Osburn

Subject: Re: T.G.I. Friday's? C'mon...

Thanks for writing, Chris.

Your ignorance of the way a newspaper works is evident in your letter above. TGI Fridays is a huge and successful enterprise and that fascinates a lot of people. My exploration into what makes them so good at what they do was embraced by everyone except yourself, at least in the emails I have received.

I review everything; low end, high end places, and occasionally a chain restaurant like TGI Fridays. Do yourself a favor and open up to the world around you.

Keep reading the Advertiser!

Matthew Gray
Honolulu Advertiser Restaurant Reviewer
[email protected]
...making the world a better place...to eat.

See many of my Restaurant Reviews at
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/current/en/dining

This saga shall continue.

Tiki Chris

[ Edited by: tiki chris on 2002-08-12 02:59 ]

Post #5505 by Tiki Chris on Sat, Aug 10, 2002 3:56 AM