{"id":1380,"date":"2017-03-29T11:41:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T16:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/rhetoric-of-food\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2017-03-29T11:41:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T16:41:44","slug":"blog-post-genre-conventions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/rhetoric-of-food\/2017\/03\/29\/blog-post-genre-conventions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post: Genre Conventions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am exploring the genre of restaurant reviews. After conducting research, I have gathered that reviews come in all shapes and forms. Some reviews are extremely biased while others try to remain more open-minded; certain reviews critique a particular\u00a0food at various locations while other authors take the route of reviewing all aspects of a single restaurant. When assessing this genre, I tried to take all of these variations into account, so my sources have a wide assortment of style preference. However, while all of these reviews are somewhat different, they still fall under the same genre\u00a0of a &#8216;restaurant review&#8217;, therefore they all have formal and functional similarities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>What should it contain?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Always:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A critique of the food<\/li>\n<li>The atmosphere in which\u00a0the food is consumed<\/li>\n<li>Brief description of the restaurants location<\/li>\n<li>Directly or implicitly provide the author&#8217;s credibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Include the restaurant&#8217;s chef<\/li>\n<li>Provide comparisons of similar restaurants<\/li>\n<li>Include photos<\/li>\n<li>Address how pricey the restaurant is<\/li>\n<li>Inject a biased opinion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>functional elements<\/strong> include giving the reader the ability to make an informed decision about whether or not they would enjoy a dining experience at the particular restaurant. The author provides a detailed summary about what a typical meal at this restaurant would be like and through the use of strong imagery, the reader is able to envision the event being described.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/11\/14\/dining\/reviews\/restaurant-review-guys-american-kitchen-bar-in-times-square.html\">Restaurant Review: Guy\u2019s American Kitchen &amp; Bar in Times Square<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/food\/dailydish\/la-fo-gold-tamales-20161208-story.html\">Jonathon Gold goes on a holiday crawl across L.A<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinchronicle.com\/food\/2016-10-28\/review-forthright\/\">Austin Chronicle Restaurant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinchronicle.com\/food\/2010-11-12\/uchiko\/\">Restaurant Review: Uchiko<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fedmanwalking.com\/content\/month-sundays-brunch-cafe-malta\">Fed Man Walking: A Month of Sunday\u2019s Brunch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What makes me qualified as an author to write a food review?<\/li>\n<li>Which type of review do you think is more interesting: a singular restaurant or a&#8221;best of&#8221; list with a\u00a0particular food<\/li>\n<li>As a reader, are you more interested in food reviews or beverage\u00a0reviews?<\/li>\n<li>Any suggestions for which restaurant you&#8217;d be interested in reading about?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am exploring the genre of restaurant reviews. 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