So I updated my profile, slapped on a few local photos, complimented those who deserved the credit, contributed to a couple of talk forums, earned a new badge and wrote a few reviews. That's enough to get my highly coveted red-orange elite badge, right?
Wrong. Apparently it takes more than that--especially in the Bay Area, where social networking is second nature to its natives. Over here Yelp is a household name, whereas in Dallas most people looked at me crazy and wondered what the eff I was talking about when I b*tched about a certain sandwich shop along Greenville having a 4 star-rating on Yelp.
But after thinking about it some more, I realized there are a lot less '12 badges than ones from previous years. It is a good thing Yelp is showing more discernment over who gets to call themselves elite because I was starting to seriously question their judgment over certain Yelp elites of the past.
The foodie world need not be taking advice from tiny-waisted fourteen year-olds who describe food like this: "OMG IT WAS SOOOOO GOOD, IT HELLA HIT THE SPOT", or "OMG IT WAS JUST GROSS! AND THEY WERE SOOOO RUDE TO ME EVEN THOUGH I WAS THE *PERFECT* CUSTOMERRR..." Tell me something specific. What should I order? What makes it so good/bad? What exactly happened that you had to call your servers rude?
Even worse are those pseudo-foodie Yelpers who try too hard at sounding sophisticated and self-appoints themselves as connoisseurs of random dishes, like lox. Sorry, but unless you've actually caught your own salmon and cured it yourself to get the absolute perfect smoked salmon, then you can't call yourself an expert. Don't be a poser.
Not that I am a real foodie myself. I'll be the first to deny it. I just love eating, and I enjoy sharing my dining experiences with other people. (Doesn't everyone?) I'm usually very quiet and reserved, but I can talk for hours about a certain dish that I recently fell in love with. For some reason people listen and agree with me. Even more surprising, I can carry conversations about food that are completely philosophic or purely epicurean.
I still think it's wrong Yelp didn't grant me elite status. They obviously didn't read my reviews.
Wrong. Apparently it takes more than that--especially in the Bay Area, where social networking is second nature to its natives. Over here Yelp is a household name, whereas in Dallas most people looked at me crazy and wondered what the eff I was talking about when I b*tched about a certain sandwich shop along Greenville having a 4 star-rating on Yelp.
But after thinking about it some more, I realized there are a lot less '12 badges than ones from previous years. It is a good thing Yelp is showing more discernment over who gets to call themselves elite because I was starting to seriously question their judgment over certain Yelp elites of the past.
The foodie world need not be taking advice from tiny-waisted fourteen year-olds who describe food like this: "OMG IT WAS SOOOOO GOOD, IT HELLA HIT THE SPOT", or "OMG IT WAS JUST GROSS! AND THEY WERE SOOOO RUDE TO ME EVEN THOUGH I WAS THE *PERFECT* CUSTOMERRR..." Tell me something specific. What should I order? What makes it so good/bad? What exactly happened that you had to call your servers rude?
Even worse are those pseudo-foodie Yelpers who try too hard at sounding sophisticated and self-appoints themselves as connoisseurs of random dishes, like lox. Sorry, but unless you've actually caught your own salmon and cured it yourself to get the absolute perfect smoked salmon, then you can't call yourself an expert. Don't be a poser.
Not that I am a real foodie myself. I'll be the first to deny it. I just love eating, and I enjoy sharing my dining experiences with other people. (Doesn't everyone?) I'm usually very quiet and reserved, but I can talk for hours about a certain dish that I recently fell in love with. For some reason people listen and agree with me. Even more surprising, I can carry conversations about food that are completely philosophic or purely epicurean.
I still think it's wrong Yelp didn't grant me elite status. They obviously didn't read my reviews.
Damn straight sucka!
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