Real People.  Real Reviews. So reads the tagline of Yelp.com, a website I had joined way back in 2006 and only days ago I become active again in an effort to review and support local businesses in Orlando, FL (because, boy, they need a little extra help these days).
By chance, I happened upon this post by Kate at the Accidental Hedonist who discusses how social networking has affected restaurant reviewing, specifically in their first few weeks of business. She makes …

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I had to share this intriguing little talk on universal principles of food and it’s larger application on how we approach science and life. Gladwell explains
“…when we pursue universal principles in food, we aren’t just making an error, we are actually doing ourselves a massive disservice.”
Who knew a study on Prego could teach us so much?! So, remember, my fellow home cooks and self-taught chefs, there is no perfect recipe or perfect dish – there are only perfect recipes …

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This calls for cake! Luscious Lemon Cake to be exact, but before I get to that – Shibooya.com has a new look! I know, it seems like the blog has been schizophrenic these past few days but bear with me. I’m trying to organize my interest and channeling them in the appropriate direction. Check my “About Me” page to see my other little obsessions I’m working on. If you see any part of the blog acting funny – let me know …

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Anyone else experiencing tweets from spammers you never followed? Can’t unfollow or block – what’s going on Twitter? @spam #
Will spam destroy Twitter’s usefulness? I’m inclined to believe so RT @mashable: ALERT: Beware Twitter Trending Topics: http://bit.ly/3VTb #
RT @Orbitz We’re giving away a free airline ticket today! FOLLOW @Orbitz & RT this msg to be eligible to win http://bit.ly/bVSuU #
Can someone be a blind photographer? Sight Unseen: http://tiny.cc/yEgGe #
OMG, brilliant @irene_joy @shibooya i’m pretty sure you’ll like this cos i …

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