Did the Eat Out Awards miss the pot?

So, La Colombe may no longer feature in the annual Eat Out Top Ten but for 772 reviewers on Trip Advisor (below), the dove from above was tops. Likewise, Myoga is conspicuous by its absence and as for Miller’s Thumb

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This is the foodie equivalent of the embarrassing relationship between Veritas and the controversial SBIG FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top Ten last year. No agreement. But in this case, its quite clear who is right and it’s not Eat Out. That 772 customers of La Colombe stir their stumps to post a rave review, speaks volumes. Likewise, the relentless torrent of negative ratings of one particular Camps Bay B&B on Trip Advisor cannot be shrugged off as cyber bullying.

Crow chases dove

With JP Rossouw’s eponymous restaurant guide now owned by Diners Club and managed by Reg Lascaris, hardly an impartial palate, independent restaurant reviewing is at a low ebb in SA. But the answer is staring us all in the face: ask the audience, Eat Out publisher Koos Bekker, why don’tya? Or do SA foodies really constitute “a clique” as Diane Stokell alleges?