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		<title>By: Saratoga Chips &#124; Burnt My Fingers</title>
		<link>http://fussylittleblog.com/2009/08/26/small-market-envy/#comment-9383</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saratoga Chips &#124; Burnt My Fingers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] and be more like Austin, a city of comparable size. He’s been driven a bit mad by observing that “Our top food blogger is promoting free beef and cheddar sandwiches at Arby’s. And our top food ...This sturm und drang caused me to reflect on what my own food experience has been since moving [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] and be more like Austin, a city of comparable size. He’s been driven a bit mad by observing that “Our top food blogger is promoting free beef and cheddar sandwiches at Arby’s. And our top food &#8230;This sturm und drang caused me to reflect on what my own food experience has been since moving [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Saratoga Chips &#124; Otis Regrets... or Not</title>
		<link>http://fussylittleblog.com/2009/08/26/small-market-envy/#comment-833</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saratoga Chips &#124; Otis Regrets... or Not]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] and be more like Austin, a city of comparable size. He’s been driven a bit mad by observing that “Our top food blogger is promoting free beef and cheddar sandwiches at Arby’s. And our top food ...This sturm und drang caused me to reflect on what my own food experience has been since moving [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] and be more like Austin, a city of comparable size. He’s been driven a bit mad by observing that “Our top food blogger is promoting free beef and cheddar sandwiches at Arby’s. And our top food &#8230;This sturm und drang caused me to reflect on what my own food experience has been since moving [...]</p>
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		<title>By: brownie</title>
		<link>http://fussylittleblog.com/2009/08/26/small-market-envy/#comment-780</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[brownie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free beef and cheddar is still free, even if it&#039;s not exactly beef and cheddar.  I&#039;d consume it, and I rank Arby&#039;s up with Taco Bell in the places I just won&#039;t eat.  Free is the right price, even if I pay for it in bog rolls.

Like jess says, I think the problem here is that the paper feels the need to pander to the lowest common denominator to make sure someone&#039;s reading in the first place.  Most people will probably skip the reviews and hit a place that&#039;s convenient or that fits their budget.  The weaker the food culture (and Albany is weaker than Austin, I&#039;m sorry) the less there is to draw the food-ignorant majority in to read your review.  

I come here to read because the Profussor is a knowledgeable friend, and I want to learn how to enjoy what I eat.  That said, us non-foodies generally don&#039;t know what the hell a foodie is, so why would we listen when they speak up?  I&#039;ll tell you why: Free beef and cheddar.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Free beef and cheddar is still free, even if it&#8217;s not exactly beef and cheddar.  I&#8217;d consume it, and I rank Arby&#8217;s up with Taco Bell in the places I just won&#8217;t eat.  Free is the right price, even if I pay for it in bog rolls.</p>
<p>Like jess says, I think the problem here is that the paper feels the need to pander to the lowest common denominator to make sure someone&#8217;s reading in the first place.  Most people will probably skip the reviews and hit a place that&#8217;s convenient or that fits their budget.  The weaker the food culture (and Albany is weaker than Austin, I&#8217;m sorry) the less there is to draw the food-ignorant majority in to read your review.  </p>
<p>I come here to read because the Profussor is a knowledgeable friend, and I want to learn how to enjoy what I eat.  That said, us non-foodies generally don&#8217;t know what the hell a foodie is, so why would we listen when they speak up?  I&#8217;ll tell you why: Free beef and cheddar.</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Sunshine</title>
		<link>http://fussylittleblog.com/2009/08/26/small-market-envy/#comment-777</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Sunshine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t understand the last 3 arcane and/or in-joke comments.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t understand the last 3 arcane and/or in-joke comments.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel B.</title>
		<link>http://fussylittleblog.com/2009/08/26/small-market-envy/#comment-776</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel B.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m sure the Arbitron folks appreciate the shout-out. 
You know they&#039;ve been gone for fifteen years.  
Their TV ratings were discontinued in 1993.  

People still had land line telephones then.  
And that other Jeff became director of the CMPB.

Where does the time go.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure the Arbitron folks appreciate the shout-out.<br />
You know they&#8217;ve been gone for fifteen years.<br />
Their TV ratings were discontinued in 1993.  </p>
<p>People still had land line telephones then.<br />
And that other Jeff became director of the CMPB.</p>
<p>Where does the time go.</p>
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		<title>By: omaxwell</title>
		<link>http://fussylittleblog.com/2009/08/26/small-market-envy/#comment-772</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[omaxwell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hah, and do you (I&#039;m speaking to the fussy constituency here) know who Jeff Goodby is? Welcome to Albany, Jeff.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hah, and do you (I&#8217;m speaking to the fussy constituency here) know who Jeff Goodby is? Welcome to Albany, Jeff.</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff Goodby</title>
		<link>http://fussylittleblog.com/2009/08/26/small-market-envy/#comment-771</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Goodby]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[yeah, but do you know what an ADI is?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yeah, but do you know what an ADI is?</p>
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		<title>By: phairhead</title>
		<link>http://fussylittleblog.com/2009/08/26/small-market-envy/#comment-770</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[phairhead]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[even the food review in the Metroland has recently changed. Bring back the review!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>even the food review in the Metroland has recently changed. Bring back the review!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Dave</title>
		<link>http://fussylittleblog.com/2009/08/26/small-market-envy/#comment-769</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Dave]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, I kind of agree with you about the Steve Barne&#039;s thing. Anyone notice that a lot of the stuff on Table Hopping as of late is just reposted from either the food Reddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/food/) or some other site of that type? Every time I go to Table Hopping lately I have just read some of the posts somewhere else.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, I kind of agree with you about the Steve Barne&#8217;s thing. Anyone notice that a lot of the stuff on Table Hopping as of late is just reposted from either the food Reddit (<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/food/" rel="nofollow">http://www.reddit.com/r/food/</a>) or some other site of that type? Every time I go to Table Hopping lately I have just read some of the posts somewhere else.</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Sunshine</title>
		<link>http://fussylittleblog.com/2009/08/26/small-market-envy/#comment-768</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Sunshine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Austin has all that terrific Mexican-inflected food, along with the historic barbecue greatness, especially brisket, as specialties.  Here, there is nothing like that, unless you count fish fry, mini-dogs, and/or mozzarella sticks with raspberry jam, all of which I find repulsive.  In addition, Austin has a far bigger &quot;catchment&quot; area--there is no NYC or Montreal, or Boston, nearby--which means great restaurants are more likely to locate themselves near those three places rather than cap. district.  Not at all similar in Austin, nothing nearby except San Antonio, and that&#039;s at least an hour away. So you&#039;ve got New World, Dale Miller, and a couple of others, but that&#039;s it.  We are a backwater, and Austin isn&#039;t.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Austin has all that terrific Mexican-inflected food, along with the historic barbecue greatness, especially brisket, as specialties.  Here, there is nothing like that, unless you count fish fry, mini-dogs, and/or mozzarella sticks with raspberry jam, all of which I find repulsive.  In addition, Austin has a far bigger &#8220;catchment&#8221; area&#8211;there is no NYC or Montreal, or Boston, nearby&#8211;which means great restaurants are more likely to locate themselves near those three places rather than cap. district.  Not at all similar in Austin, nothing nearby except San Antonio, and that&#8217;s at least an hour away. So you&#8217;ve got New World, Dale Miller, and a couple of others, but that&#8217;s it.  We are a backwater, and Austin isn&#8217;t.</p>
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