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Kathy: I guess it’s best to keep your relations with Chef Liu good and well. I just don’t want to be the spoiler. Eventually if I get to eat there for dinner, I’ll get those blistered peppers! I’m dying to try them.

I will definitely see you at the PORK FEST! OMG, the pork…I need to fast a few days before that event occurs. Seriously.

Thanks! I would write it all out, but I think the comment from 2 cents says it better then I possibly could :) It truly was an awwwwsome brunch, hehe. It is not b/c Chef Tony doesn’t want his food to be written about (as I personally have nothing but good things to say about it!), but I think it was the circumstances, as the day before was the first time I met him – I’d rather my relationship with him be a friend/good customer rather than a ‘blogger’. See you soon at the PORK FEST! teehee :)

i don’t think that this is true at all, blogging is truly a personal choice (one writes what one wishes) and your credibility lies in all the amazing reviews you’ve done in the past and will do in the future. i think that this at the very least gives you more credit as a person who respects others at a basic one to one level, whether food blogger, chef or neither. i can’t imagine why a chef wouldn’t want you to blog about their food, but it sounds like you’re being gracious about it whatever the reason is and i’m sure it’s appreciated (i can imagine how hard it is to restrain from writing about such great food!) i guess i don’t think it’s so much about our ‘blogging rights’ as it is about respecting not only a chef, but more importantly a person’s wishes, so i think you’re right on track.

p.s. keep up the beautiful pix! i love them not only from a food standpoint but from a photographic one too :)

But, I am doing a “back door” review via my Flickr link above. Sure, it’s not so comprehensive as I usually write but you do have a sense of direction of what I am saying from the photos’ comments: The food’s fabulous. The service is good (though not mentioned in the photos but I’m telling you now). The atmosphere is rustic and homey, and you must go there whenever you have the chance!

chef tony liu is an excellent chef who had 2 stars from the times for august and it’s a very popular spot, so i don’t understand why he doesn’t want either of you to blog about his food. whether it’s false modesty or fear is irrelevant, no chef has the right to dictate whether people can blog about his cooking. it’s one thing if a chef doesn’t want his personal close friends to write about his food due to conflicts of interest or bias, but that is not an issue in this case for either of you.

your acquiesing to this sets a bad precedent for food bloggers, and reduces your credibility as a reviewer.

my best

jo jo