Escandalo! 312DD vs. TOC
We already started a post today with a variant of OMG, and a link to 312 Dining Diva, but: OMG! 312DD has thrown down the gauntlet! Feuding in the Chicago Foodie Blogosphere!
Here's the scoop: Yesterday, 312DD neener-neenered Time Out Chicago, claiming that TOC hadn't actually scooped info on The Bristol as TOC claimed to.
In response to this, Heather Shouse (she of the Hub 51 slam that made us love her) sent 312DD's Audarshia quite a testy email, which Audarshia has now posted on 312DD, under the claim "Time Out Chicago Doesn't Respect Bloggers":
"I noticed in your post yesterday entitled 'Uhm, sorry Time Out...' that you claim we were one week late. You might want to read our post a bit more carefully. What we said was that we got the scoop on THE LOCATION of the Bristol and the fact that Il Covo was closing, and even pointed out that you and many other blogs basically gave the general info that it was going to be in Bucktown because your 'reporting' involved reading the RIA site. The Chicago Restaurant site did not involve the exact address when you first posted on it and linked to it. The address was just added since you reposted.Ooh! Catty! Scandalous! Heather has a point that Audarshia didn't scoop the address, but we can also sympathize with Audarshia's reading of the TOC post, since a "scoop" usually means you've got the story in its entire, not a specific bit of data. Both sides have merit! Both sides have flaws!While we're 'talking,' I'm not sure that I completely understand the method of calling out established publications when you run a blog. Aren't you a 'freelance writer'? Wouldn't you benefit more from actually selling your information and, I don't know, writing articles as opposed to throwing rocks at the very few media outlets out there that could possibly give you work? Just a thought."
But, um, kids? It's time for a little bit of deep breathing, because — we hate to break it to you — but the first ping on our RSS for The Bristol comes courtesy of Chicago Magazine, who had it up a full ten days before 312DD. Penny Pollack and Jeff Ruby remain silent on the matter thus far, but — while we're big fans of Heather and Audarshia both — our hat's in the Chicago Mag corner.
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Comments
Yo, Helen:
Your post is HYSTERICAL!
But you know what, you did get something wrong in it. . . I DID actually POST the address before anyone else. I made a big point of that last week. When I found out--and talked to the current owner--I was on it--as usual. They gave my editor crap about it last week and begged him to take down the address, which we didn't.
Anyway, for those who care to know, here is what DISH wrote a few weeks ago (note there is NO addy):
"The Bristol, an “affordable artisanal neighborhood eatery and bar” from John Ross (former GM of One Sixtyblue) and a couple of other partners, is coming to Bucktown on September 9th. (We are sworn to secrecy on the location. Soon, readers, soon.) One of his partners, Chris Pandel, is a former sous-chef at Tru and right-hand man to Rick Tramonto; he says nothing on his regular menu at The Bristol will exceed $18. “It will be simple, honest American food,” says Pandel. “Like a savory monkey bread as a snack. It’s like a biscuit dough, rolled into little balls. Rolled in butter and dill and sea salt and baked. That’s probably [going to be] $3 for a butter-drenched loaf about the size of your hand.” The restaurant will be getting whole animals and serving the whole thing. “Maybe on a Monday, we get in a lamb,” Pandel says. “We will serve roast leg of lamb one day and then lamb chops the next. Then lamb heart. It won’t be for everybody but there must be a part of the population willing to try those certain cuts."
P.S.: The Bristol is getting so much press out of this!
Posted by: Audarshia | July 29, 2008 03:19 PM
>P.S.: The Bristol is getting so much press out of this!
I doubt that it was, but I like to imagine that this was all a stunt, pulled off by the Yoda of PR.
Posted by: Mr. B. | July 29, 2008 04:29 PM