About Whine Lovers

After serving the umpteenth ill-mannered wannabe food critic one day, I went to the kitchen of my workplace and joked that I was going to start a website which reviewed bad customers. I was sick of the notion that dining experiences are a one-way event, sick of customers thinking their bad behaviour is exempt from criticism because they are “paying”, and sick of the fear that came with every printed and online review of my workplace, knowing that the hard work of countless people hinged on some whiner nitpicking about getting an ice bucket.
To my surprise the chefs reacted with rampant enthusiasm (or more accurately, exclaimed they would “read the f*** out of that”). Months rolled by, and “When are you starting your blog?” became one of their most frequent questions, next to, “Is that bloody table ready to order yet?” I realised I would have at least three fans, and started writing.
What started as an immature retaliation blog pieced together from angry Facebook statuses slowly evolved into this. Here, the customer is not always right. Here, the tables are turned (after being cleared, wiped down and reset, of course) as the Fool Critic reviews those customers we love to hate. Warning: there is quite a bit of swearing.

Submit your crazy customer stories to whinelovers[at]gmail[dot]com. Jump on the Facebook bandwagon here.

This blog is dedicated to the hard workers of the Melbourne hospitality industry: former, current and future. Hands down the coolest bunch of people I have ever met.

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