Q: Why are you doing the blog?
A: I’m doing the blog mainly to expose great restaurants in the city of Syracuse and provide a reference point for dining destinations in each of its neighborhoods.

Q: What motivated you to do it and write about the Syracuse area?
A: I got the motivation after moving to Downtown Syracuse from Boston a few years ago and finding that there wasn’t enough information online about local restaurants and that there were no dining blogs that focused on the city specifically. There’s a few nice blogs for the local CNY region, but I thought the city itself could use some positive exposure.

Q: How do you think the blog affects your readers or dining destinations?
A: The overall goal is to show that there are excellent places to eat in the city and to get as much information about each place out there to people who may be unfamiliar with it. I hope the readers can go into a place that I review with an open mind and just hopefully take what I have to say with a grain of salt. I don’t really consider myself a writer or a legitimate food critic, but I’ll do the best that I can to paint a picture of what a visitor would expect from going to a new restaurant and neighborhood.

I can be picky sometimes, so some restaurants may not get a good review. But I try to be as objective and fair as possible. I’m sure I have or will upset somebody within a restaurant’s staff, but everyone is entitled an opinion. I hope that they can just take mine for what it is: one person’s honest thoughts of a restaurant.

Q: What kind of feedback have you received about the blog?
A: Feedback so far has been good and better than how I thought it would be. I’ve done a few interviews, am collaborating with AllMenus.com, and the visitors to the blog that comment seem to genuinely care about the local dining scene. They’ll offer their own thoughts not only about my reviews but will offer tips on what other restaurants to visit in the city and what to order.

Q: What do you think about the connective corridor?
A: I think it’s really good for the city and can’t wait to see how it develops over the next couple of years. The plans that are online look great. I’ve heard nothing but positive things about the corridor so far.

For more information about the blog or to check out reviews visit Pulled into Syracuse.