00 - Re-introduction

I like food, I really do. I'm just not excited about it. I have many friends that would spend their weekends perusing websites about the latest bakery that opened or converse about the last time they went to a fine dinner. Some people make it their reason for traveling, to verify the greatness of the "authentic" dishes. Some people drive hours on end to find the best burger joint, or pizzaria, or pho' noodle shop. They don't settle for mediocrity. For the most part of my life, I see food as fuel. I'm like the other rats in Ratatouille. But wait, don't leave this blog! I'm here because I'm changing, because I'm learning, and because I love blogging.

So goals for this blog? It's a mental journal for all the diners and bars that I've been to. It's going to be some place to highlight eateries that are not so easy to find without guidance. I want to bring some light to hole-in-the bars and hidden favorites amongst my friends. And it's going to be a place to get my writing habit back into shape. Hopefully I can get some of my friends to contribute too, for they're much better "fooders" than I am.

Rating systems. I really am lazy about stars and numbers. I think what's important is cost; yes I'm a cheapster. I'm stingy with my food expenses. I'll put that on. The rest, I think I'm just going to stick to thumbs up and thumbs down - or in this case, yummy or yucky.

Bon appetite.