I don’t usually buy food books, especially about cooking or baking, but this foodie book I just couldn’t pass up. I saw it only in passing while GF was paying at the cashier for the stuff that she bought. I quickly glanced over the featured books and saw it standing over there. (Those actually work!) I’ve actually heard about this book from either a relative or a friend who knew I blogged about food. They would always say “hey there’s this book about restos and you should check it out!” or it could be “dapat mabasa mo ung book about restos! napuntahan mo na ba lahat yun?”
You see, people have this often mistaken view of a food blogger that one has a vast majority of knowledge of restos and/or food. That a food blogger is an authority of taste and food. I would like to take this time to debunk this myth. Food bloggers, or at least for my case, are not authorities on a particular kind of food. I do not claim to know all and would actually say a resto is not worth going to. Everything is worth a try once. If I mention a restaurant is good, you should try it to know why I say it is good. If I say a resto is bad, you should also try to know why I think it is bad. As with everything else, taste is a very subjective topic. It really differs from one person to another. The best I, as a food blogger, can aspire to is to be able to share those places or recipes or dishes that do make me go “mmmmmm….” Do not mistake my articles to be gospel truth. I find pleasure in eating at a fast food joint as much as a 5-star restaurant. As long as it’s good food, I write about it. But I digress.
I saw the book and immediately found an opened copy. (Yes I know how evil of me.) I quickly flipped through the pages and I was really engrossed. I seemed to know a vast majority of the restos there or at least in one form of another swore to visit some of the featured ones. It cost me about Php 1,599.20 @ Fully Booked. For a hard bound, coffee table type book, it was ok. I didn’t feel cheated. All in all I think the knowledge, not only about the places to eat at, but also from the food photography and as well as writing style will definitely make the book a worthwhile buy, even if it is just for my blogging. I will definitely read through the entire book more than once!
