Hello, hello.Welcome to episode two of the Between the Buns podcast.This is your boy, Baloo.It's coming at you with episode two.And you know, I'm with my co-host, my colleague, my good friend, Hypebeast.Talk to him.
What's happening, everybody, man?It's your boy, Mr. Hypebeast Burger, man.Hey, look, I'm excited to get into it, man.Episode two, man.We're making progress.You know, we're going to get better and better each week.
And I'm looking forward to this one, man.Let's jump into it.
All right, all right.Before we get into the topics, make sure you are following myself, Blue Wheat, and Hypebeast Burger on social media.
And make sure you are following the Between the Buns podcast on all your social medias, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Spotify for the audio, the visuals.We're going to have shorts coming up of different topics.
We're going to have y'all engage with us on episodes to hear your feedback and to even include them on the episodes so you know we're listening to y'all.
And that would give us some things for Carlton and I to disagree and agree about, because something we love to do is agree to disagree.
And speaking on that, if you want to be a guest on this podcast, man, slide in the DMs.You know what I'm saying?Slide in the DMs. Let us know what you want to talk about.You know what I mean?
I know I got a few people that I want to bring to the table, man.I just want to have a little powwow, if you will.You know what I'm saying?So yeah, man, I'm excited to get this thing popping off, man.
And it's a lot of very talented foodies out there that you and I both know personally, some that we know individually, and some individuals that I feel like that are just on a clear trajectory to just skyrocket through the whole food scene.
And man, I hope we can bring them to the table, man, and share some of their takes on everything.We try to say as biased as possible when it comes to certain things.But I think we know between each other, we know a lot of good people, man.
And we definitely got to get on this platform with us.
Absolutely, because if it's one thing, we're not just promoting local businesses.We love promoting other hardworking individuals around us with their social media, their business, their brand.So we're here for it.We're here to advertise, y'all.
We're here to hear you out.We're here to give you the spotlight and tell your story.I know we're still on the growth, but let's grow together.Let's all broadcast one another.
And one thing about it, you know, this whole algorithm shift up, you know what I mean?Like across all platforms, you know what I mean?It's not the easiest to navigate.
And I think that's one thing that I hope we can bring value to the community that tunes in each week with us.They understand that, you know, there's a lot of intricate details that goes into posting daily, if not weekly.
You know, you have to be consistent.That's number one, right? Um, but it's a lot of behind the scenes effort that goes into this.And, uh, we want to make sure we give it all, all our fellow foodies, their flowers, uh, show them some love.
So, uh, if you want to be a part of this platform and come holler at us, man, holler at Trav, holler at me.Uh, we're more than happy to have you on, man.And, uh, yeah, let's make some magic.
And, and also I don't want to exclude not just the foodies, right?I don't want to exclude the restaurateurs. the chefs, you know what I mean?The cooks, the people that are cooking out of their kitchen and selling plates on the low.
And they saying, fuck the government.You ain't getting my tax money.You know what I'm saying?Like, I want to show love to all of that, man.Like, all of that.Come on, man.Come on.Come on.Let's make some magic, man.Let's do it.
We can't be dry snitching.We can't be dry snitching, but I'm with you.
Yeah, man.I mean, you let me tell it.I'm going to say they got their paperwork legit.You know what I'm saying?Like, their paperwork is locked and loaded.But you know what I mean?That's between them and us.You know what I'm saying?
For sure, for sure.You know, you touch upon a great moment about restaurants, especially the local restaurants.The thing about these spots is people don't know how to find them.People don't know how to find these local spots.
And a lot of times they do word of mouth. the more popular research for restaurants or any business is Yelp.I know I mentioned on episode one that that was something I did to learn new restaurants.
And little did I know when I lived in Warner Park, it was a foodie haven because there was a lot of different restaurants over there compared to where I grew up in the Orlando, South Orlando, Kissimmee area.And I remember having
I remember having, not Ruth Chris, Tibby's out there.Tibby's New Orleans style food.I remember having a grilled cheese restaurant called Toasted.And I'm like, why?This is all over here.What is all this dynamic?
There was an Italian type of restaurant that was like Chipotle called Italio, where you build your own pasta bowl.And it was a good concept.It's no longer around.But Yelp.
Yelp was something that helped me learn more about these little mom and pop spaces.And not only did I realize that Yelp was a good research tool, it's also a community of its own.
And I remember when my wife and I went to watch a movie, it's called the Artagon now, but back in the day it was called Festival Bay. And it's a big indoor area.Now it has an indoor car museum, a bowling alley.It has a paintball place, go karts.
Before, it was trying to become something.But We were walking out from seeing a movie, and we saw a section for Yelp.And we were like, what's that about?We Yelp.We do reviews.What's going on there?
And I didn't go investigate, because as a Black man, I'm not approaching a bunch of white people asking questions.So I just left the movie.And for the record, my wife is white.So call me what you want.But I was just like, not doing that.
Maybe a little less than a year.You know how it is.You know how it is, man.So I continued to do reviews.And then I lately realized that, hey, you can communicate with one another.You can compliment each other on their reviews.And you can socialize.
And I remember seeing people with a Yelp badge.And I was like, OK, that's interesting. There was an annual Yelp party that happens at the Orlando Science Center.And this theme was the masquerade.And still, my wife and I didn't know anybody.
It was just us.And we went, we had like a good date night.But you could see the community of people coming together with their friends and people knowing each other.And they're cheering on this community manager, whose name was Andy at the time.
She's still involved with Yelp, very well known in the Orlando area. And I'm thinking this person is really popular, but OK, this is cool.
This was a good little get together for everybody to try different local foods in the area and people to dress up to the nines and have a good time.And this is before kids, too.
And I remember I remember some time later I stumbled upon her page and I just sent a compliment to one of her reviews and then we engaged in a little conversation.And then she said, hey, I sent you a
Invitation I sent you something in your in your inbox.Let me know when you get it.So I'm like Man what you sending me in my email like what's going on?
So I checked the email and it's a link and it was a red envelope and it said you are now yelp elite.I Didn't know what that meant.I was like, okay.I got a nice little red badge by my name on yo and I I was like, OK, cool.
And I read a little review about what it is.And it says you can get invited into exclusive events.So then I told myself, OK, that's what I saw inside the Artagon.That was a little personal event.So you see events for Yelp elites only.
And there was one happening for Earl's Restaurant. I was thinking, OK, let me just RSVP for it.It's an item available.And these events, you can either get in or not get in.But this was my first official Yelp Elite event that I got in.
Again, I didn't know anybody.And all these people are sitting there around the bar.They're drinking.They're talking.I was sitting there thinking, this is some other kind of party going on.This ain't no foodie stuff.People are socializing for real.
Because they all knew each other, right?
They all knew each other within the community, pretty much.Like, Yelp was its own community. And I sat next to a guy, and we just chatted.And he said he yelps, but barely goes to any events.And I was telling him it was my first event.
And then we all sat down at a table.And we sat with two other people.And Andy came out.And she said, hey, we're going to bring out some food.And then there's a drink menu that you all can look at to order a drink.Now, I'm not going to hold y'all.
I wasn't, I wasn't, I wasn't making the most money at the time.So when I'm looking at these drinks and looking at this food, I'm like, I didn't expect to be paying a lot of money, bro.
Like this is nine courses of food and you got these beverages here.So I'm just drinking water and.
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.Pause it, pause it, pause it.What's up? At no point in the introductory to Yelp elite status, were you notified that you would have complimentary foods like Complimentary drinks.
This was just like.If it was said, I didn't see it.If it was said, I didn't see it.Because I was just told, hey, come try the food at Earl's.And it was also in the morning.Hold on.
I think Miss Andy, she would have lost me there.
No, no, no.You didn't let me get to the part.You didn't let me get to the part because this is going to change your mind about her.Because she approached me later on and was like, hey, your name is Travis, right?I said, yeah.
She's like, she actually remembered me from the interaction. And we chopped it up a bit, and she said, how come you're not drinking?And I was like, listen, I didn't come here expecting to pay a lot of money.I just took an invitation.
She was like, oh, no, everything's covered.You just got to leave a tip.And I was like, you're kidding me, right?And she's like, no, I'm not.Anything you want.So I had about three drinks.
Yeah, you should have led with that.
But I was still in the middle.It was like early in the night.It wasn't like late at night.First off, I'm going to say this.
I'm not going to be one function sober.I'm not going to be one function sober.Count me out of it.
If I got to be sober, I'm not going. I appeared sober and I still left feeling nice and buzzed, but I saw why everybody else was the way they were because they were pre-gaming at the bar and then they were drinking to the nines at the table.
So we did the nine courses of food.We had about three drinks.I left my tip and I met some people that I knew on Yelp.And I remember once I got to the car, I called my wife and I said, babe, you need to become elite.
I'm gonna show you all these pictures I took and everything I got and tell you what happened.And when I got home, I told her the spiel and she said, Really?But then a few months later, she became elite too.And we did that a lot as a couple.
I feel like when you're prospecting a place to eat at or a place to drink, maybe a place to sleep for the night, let's say you're traveling, everybody's first inclination is to go straight to Google.
What's your take on Google reviews on a restaurant or food or anything versus Yelp?What separates them?
I would say what separates them is Yelp.
People will create an account before before I get into the answer people will create an account to leave a negative review, because I remember reading a book I don't remember it from the life of me right now, I think it's like something of excellence, but it talks about how customer service can really
can really just give you the whole, can change your whole experience of a dining experience that you can go to a restaurant 10 times.It's your favorite restaurant.
And that 10th time you went and you had a bad customer service experience, you'll leave that as your last remark and not go to that restaurant for a while.And I say that because
I say that because some people will make a Yelp profile and check in just to leave a bad review.They don't even have a picture on there.Same as Google.I will say that more people are familiar with Google because it's already on their phone.
They don't have to download an app, make a profile.So Google is probably more used as Yelp.I will say you can tell a lot of people that use Yelp, you can tell the ones that are really honest or the ones that are just bitter.
Or what I was going to say is, you know, going back to what you just mentioned, the community driven obligation to post and to share is almost the same community-oriented vibes that you get from Instagram, which is where I started, right?
And I think you have, you know, the incentives of being able to access grand openings or to be elite status and show up to these various events where everything's you know, free and comped.
You know, those are great opportunities, but I also think that, you know, you get people's true, genuine takes on it, and then people can critique them from a negative manner.I think that's always going to happen.
Like, any time you open something up for the public, you're opening it up to be subjectively criticized or glorified, right?So my thing with Yelp and what I personally like about Yelp
And I've had this conversation with a lot of restaurant owners and chefs and, you know, they thought like, oh, Yelp is this negative platform.
I think it can be, but I think the restaurants or the chefs and the restaurateurs that lean in on those opportunities to
allow a bunch of people with, you know, consistent influence and consistent posting on a platform like Yelp, you know, where it's, you know, almost, you know, you get celebrated if you actually or incentivize if you actually post consistently and share your views and your takes on a specific establishment.
You know, I think those are the platforms that are going to breed like, you know, when I went to my first Yelp event, I'll say this. I felt almost obligated to highlight all the good and share none of the bad.You know what I mean?
I just got free food, this, that, and the third.But I think the restaurants that suffer whenever they do experience a negative review, they just get quiet.
And in my research, just being in my personal industry, I found that people that are restaurant owners or owners in general, any business, when they're quiet, when they receive negative feedback, that's almost deemed as a double negative.
You know what I mean?So like, I think Yelp just gives you an opportunity to, even as the owner, to comment and respond, but also, you know, just get genuine feedback.
And maybe I'm making sense, maybe I'm not, but I feel like Yelp is just catered for just genuine
comments and reviews, whereas Google, I feel like it can be a little more vague, you know what I mean, because like you mentioned, and this is, I guess the biggest point to it.Everybody has Google on their phone.
So anytime you have a negative experience, You know, what's that saying?Like, you know, the loud or the negative is always gonna be louder than the positive.That's just how life is, you know what I mean?In a lot of cases, you know what I mean?
People will whisper your accomplishments and scream out your failures, right?So like, I think with Yelp, it can be, it's actually community driven.
And I think that kind of breeds an environment to where you can get a very, very precise perspective on,
whether that's a good establishment or a bad establishment, but also the owners who actually are leaning into Yelp, they have the opportunity to comment on it, to turn a negative into a positive.
Well, the thing with Yelp events versus a person leaving a review on the restaurant itself is it is separated.So when you look at these reviews and a person, let's say somebody went to Earl's for a regular dine-in.
They check into Earl's and they leave a review for Earl's and what they experienced.But if you go to Earl's for, let's say, a Yelpy event or a Yelp event, it literally says Yelp event at Earl's.
So people are to be leaving a review on their experience for the Yelp event. Because sometimes some people will leave a review for both to try to add the reviews up.
But the community manager will catch that and say, don't leave a review on the restaurant for the Yelp event because this is a separate experience from if you were to dine in versus you experiencing it through Yelp. And they'll remove that review.
I've also seen restaurants that do get bad reviews.Depending on what the review is, they can remove them.Because there was some ice cream shop that got a one-star review because they said they didn't let their dog in.
So you're leaving one-star review because not the ice cream, just because your dog didn't come in.And don't get me wrong, all you dog lovers out there, I understand your dog is like your child.
But it's not fair to leave a bad review for a place because your dog can't go in.You can't bring a dog into Publix either.You're going to hate Publix now?
But even speaking on that, too, right.So I've noticed like a lot of big food content creators, let's say a Keith Lee.He's very adamant about the general public should get the same experience as him.Oh, I agree.He'll he'll spin the block.
And he's like, hey, let me see if this food is really as good as it was the first time. You know what I mean?Because a lot of things can get overhyped about foodies, guys like you and I, or names that are bigger than us.
And then the general public go to experience that and they don't, they get a lackluster experience.And you know what I mean?I don't think that's fair.And I definitely think that whatever that restaurateur brings to the table for a Yelp event,
It should be the same for the general public.Don't bring out the white glove treatment and roll out the red carpet.And then when the general public comes, you're back to your mediocre cut and corner restaurant serving self.
I agree.I agree.And comparing a Yelp event to, let's say, my food review, I don't go to a restaurant telling them what I am or what I do because I don't want that special treatment either.
I've said this already.I'm not a foodie.
Yeah, of course.Yeah, I know you're not.But sometimes you're recognized.Sometimes you're recognized.You're like, hey, aren't you this foodie?And it's like, yeah.And it's like, OK, I'll admit it if you ask me.
But I don't go places saying, hey, I'm this foodie influencer, and I want to review your food because I don't want special treatment.
So I'll go to an establishment, spend $40, $50 on a bunch of food because 9 times out of 10, I'm bringing it home to the kids and my wife too.But it's like, hey, I'm going to come in like a regular guest.
And they don't know if I'm going to review it until I go review and I tag them.And I'm an honest reviewer.I will say that my palate is a lot broader than most people.
But the more I've tasted food and talked about it, I am starting to notice a dynamic in quality.So I have been a lot more.I have been hitting more of, hey, this could use a little more seasoning.Hey, this could be crispier.
And a lot of times, people assume, oh, they gave you something special because of who you are.And I'm like, how, when I didn't tell them who I was in the first place? And then there's people that say, well, you like everything.
I do like a lot of things.I don't like everything.And I even say, you may not like it, but I do.Or hey, I don't like it, but you may like it.
For those that have been following my personal page, Hypebeast Burger, it's been around since 2019, end of 2019, pretty much the beginning of COVID.There's little signs that you know whether I was feeling it or if I wasn't.
But because of the premise of my whole starting that page was based on highlighting the restaurant and shedding light on it during a time that was tough for a lot of business owners, especially because my main focus was on mom and pop, you'll just see the clear indicators will be like, oh, the ambiance was fire.
The bartender was showing love with the drinks. You know what I mean?I'll put more emphasis on those things that don't necessarily affect anybody's experience with the food.But I try to give as genuine of a feedback as possible.
But I definitely don't want to be a hater.I hate when people call me a food critic.And I think that's where some people get a negative taste in their mouth when it comes to the Yelp, because they feel like there are a lot of
food critics when they go home and they put ketchup on their steak or they eat their steak well done.Like these type of people aren't the type of people that me personally, I feel like should be a food critic at all.You know what I mean?
Now with me, I've had burgers from all across the country, like thousands at this point in my life.I feel like I have a very heightened sense of what a good burger is, man.Like, that's just me, man.Like, I'm hype these burgers for a reason.
Like, I'm going to hype it up if it's worthy of being hyped.I'm going to just keep it, keep it pimping and say like, hey, look, it's still a burger at the end of the day.Like, how bad can it get?
So I'm not really hating on any burgers because burgers are really general item that is really hard to mess up, but it's very difficult to execute at a high level.
You know, when you have a favorite in food, that's something you should be.So if your favorite food is burgers, you should have more of a critique on burgers being perfect or being that needs to be done.I know when I worked at a restaurant,
And I told my manager, I was a Yelper.He was like, I ought to fire you because you guys think y'all are food critics and y'all are just some regular Joe Schmoes and y'all just do this for fun.And y'all, and that, that could really hurt a business.
And I'm like, I get that.I'm like, that's fair.You know?Cause I met some people that again, make some terrible complaints about an establishment.And then those that are like.
That mentality is why restaurants fail and why they hate.
Oh, it is. It is.I'm not defending you.When it comes to that regard, I understand why they feel that way.And so that's what I'm saying.I see the pros and cons of it.But social media can do the same thing.
Social media, when people can advertise a place, because a lot of times, these foodies will eat something and say, oh, it's so good.It's so delicious.And then once the camera's down, they throw it away.I've seen them do it.
I've heard about them doing it.And that's why I'm like, you're not tasting it. You're not tasting it on the mic.You're doing it on the back.
Have you seen that girl that's been doing food reviews?Let's pretend this microphone is the food.She'll grab it, and she'll be like, so I'm trying this sandwich.
Literally doesn't put anything in her mouth, and it's the most crazy thing I've ever seen.
She does the Kim Kardashian?You've seen that video?
There's a video of Kim Kardashian talking about her vegan burgers, your favorite.And she literally doesn't take a bite.She's not really taking a bite?That's this lady.No.All right, check this out.
The mission of Beyond Meat, but I've stepped in to help with my greatest asset, my taste.
This plant-based meat is not only amazingly delicious, but it's also better for you and better for the planet.My taste.
Do you see a bite mark on this burger?
Not one.It's literally a straight line.Come on, man.
Don't be lying to people, Kim K. Yo, somebody on TikTok called it out and was eating like a lemon and eating like an orange and was just like.And that's why when you see my videos, I'll bite into it and you see me.
Like, you got the mess on my face, because it's like, no, I'm biting in.And I have to crop out like a good five seconds of me chewing, because I'm trying to get to my description as I'm thinking about it.
That's one of those untold stories that I don't think people realize.Like, whenever you're trying to, you can't go back and re-bite, right? And then if you're trying to record this whole situation in its entirety, you know what I mean?
You got to give yourself some grace to actually swallow it down.So a lot of times it takes some really, really, really good editing skills to make sure it flows well, right?But at the same time, taking small bites is very important, right?
You got to take a smaller bite just so you can consume it, and get to the commentary if that's what your platform is doing, which I think that's one of the things that you bring the most value to social media with is your actual reaction videos.
I love those because I remember I DMed you when I first saw you doing them.I was like, man, nobody really does this.Nobody really gives any kind of real-time insight on what it is.I know I wasn't, and I still don't.
I'm gonna give you a quick little pick.That's why I love platforms like Yelp, because that's all you can do on Yelp, you know what I'm saying?
Well, I appreciate this.I appreciate the roses on that.But you keep IG for what IG was, which is photos.You'll occasionally do some videos, too.And like you said, you do it in your stories.
And if people followed you for a while, they can tell when you don't like it versus when you do.But that's something that keeps Instagram from being Instagram, because a lot of times out of 10, you go to Instagram, there's not one picture.
It's all videos now.Instagram has become TikTok.
Which brings us to the In Between the Buzz podcast.This is why we do what we do, ladies and gentlemen.This is why we want to keep it fresh, innovative.
This is why we want to share some of our takes on it behind the scenes, give you a little glimpse into our head and what's going on, why we do what we do.We love what we do, obviously, man.There's no better job in the world than to enjoy
something nice and juicy between two buns.Wait, sidetracked.I was thinking about my wife for a second.
Yeah, I'm going to say, let me leave the chat.
I know we're coming up on time.So we're talking about places for food research or food recommendations.So we want to talk about the best platforms to find food recommendations.If you don't, yo, or if Google is not in there.
I won't let you start from there regarding that topic for what you've used or what you've seen people use for food recommendations.
Yeah, so we've touched on Google, we've touched on Yelp.I think there's a clear consensus between you and I that we feel like Yelp is a good platform to highlight and celebrate or, you know, share some subjective opinions on a food establishment.
But I want to know from you, from you guys, the people.
And let me touch up on this, my bad, I didn't mean to interject.You don't go places and see highly reviewed on Google, but you'll see stickers saying highly rated on TripAdvisor or Yelp loves us.
So you'll see overalls on that, but you don't see Google stickers like that.Again, Yelp has a name that shows, hey, this place has been highly favored.And there's even awards for being a best restaurant in a certain year from Yelp.
Yeah, I think for today's episode, man, we both can agree.Yelp has a lot of positives, so. Um, you know, I haven't got that Yelp elite badge now that I'm a Tampa, Florida resident.
Um, so I don't know if you know people, man, let them know like your boys, your boys in the neighborhood, man, I'm ready to roll, man.I'm ready to, to get some things popping in Tampa.I do.You met some of them at dessert wars.
Like we'll have to throw in some, uh, content of you and I like kicking it at the dessert wars.Um, but I came across this girl's full tattoo sleeve. platter full of desserts.
I mean, there's hundreds of vendors serving up cookies, cakes, puddings, donuts, you name it, ice cream, everything, man.It's a fat kid's dream at this Dessert Wars in Tampa, Florida.And Travis gave me the invite, so I rolled with him.
But I remember coming up on this girl, and I saw her like, I mean, desserts are stacked up in her to-go plate. I'm like, girl, is that going to fit?You know what I'm saying?It could have been taken a lot worse.I'm glad.
That's probably why she looked at me a little crazy.And I haven't got your police status yet.She was like, oh, that's that dude, Hype East Burger Man.But no, man, so she couldn't close it.
And then afterwards, some of the food creators that you introduced me to, we started following each other on Instagram.
And I noticed that same girl.And I was like, oh, she runs. the Yelp of Tampa page, and I was like, oh, OK.
I follow her.I can't think of her name.That's not the person I thought then.Never mind, but OK.I mean, it could have been that woman that was claiming you bumped into her and knocked her dessert down.
Oh, like just came up with some. Come on, girl.I wasn't even close to her.I think I just may have said something to her.And she started moving through the people and ended up spilling some stuff.And then she's like, you made me.
I'm like, come on, baby.I'm COVID distance from you, baby.
Oh my god.I was front row to that.And I'm just like, I'm making sure it doesn't escalate.
You know I can be hotheaded sometimes, but I was pretty even keeled.
You kept it cool.You kept it cool.I just saw the, uh-oh, the miscommunication is going to go way left.
One thing that's not deniable about me when it comes to communication, I feel like my nonverbals will say it all. If I'm happy, you'll see I'm happy.If I'm looking a little confused, you gonna see it.
My nonverbal cues would tell on me nine times out of 10, but I think I was like, you probably witnessed this.I was looking at her like.
Yeah, I noticed.I noticed, I noticed.I was right there.So I was like, okay, I'm making sure it doesn't get too out of hand because I saw it happen.So I'm like, all right, ain't that big of a deal, man.
Foodie and their food. But with that being said, or especially that, we want to know, what's y'all's go-to platforms?
What do y'all use when you're on a search for new food, new cuisine, fresh ideas for places to grab food for the fam, for you personally, or if you're like me, when you're traveling? When I'm traveling, I'm always using multiple platforms.
One of the things that I do a lot, I'll actually go and research foodies within that community, and I'll just reach out to them directly.A lot of times when I'm actually in the community, I utilize Yelp.Rarely do I use Google.
But I want to know from you guys and Travis, I know you're a Yelp fan, you're a Yelp elite.I'm very interested in seeing what the people use whenever they're traveling or even within their own communities.
How do they source new food, new burger ideas, new food ideas, whether it's pizza, pasta, Italian. And what are your search parameters?I want to know that.Sometimes I'm just looking for soul food, right?
I'm from Alabama, so I'm looking for country cooking.And it's not very common in central Florida.You get a little more Latin flair with everything south of Gainesville, right?So I want to know what the people do, how they do it.That'll be a good
Good conversation to kind of kick off episode three, just get us some content to start rolling off of.
Yeah, that's something we could touch up on.I know for me, I've done what you've done.You know, I've reached out.I will literally publicly say any foodies in this area, give me some recommendations or anybody familiar with this area.
Like I know when I went to Denver, I said, anybody that has been to Denver or in Denver, give me some recommendations. I found some Facebook group pages about some places.I went to Naples one time, and I was trying to find a place for a dinner.
And I found a Naples food page, and I was picking people's brains.And I said, hey, I'm coming to Naples on this day.During this period, I want to try these types of foods.Because let me just say this for the record.
When you go places and you ask people for recommendations, you need to be specific. because I'm the type of smart ass if you say, hey, where's a good, where's a place I can get something to eat?I'm gonna send your ass to Waffle House.
Especially when people come to Orlando and it's a melting pot of food options, you need to tell me you want vegetarian, you want soul food, you want seafood, you want sushi.
I need to know specifically what you're looking for because you go to these places and they're so broad, but people are just like, oh, I wanna find a good mom and pop spot.Again, what kind of food?
You know, and when people ask me, and that was another main reason why I started the page, right?
I was traveling so much, every city I would go to, a lot of my friends and close family, like they knew that I'd been in New York, I've been to LA, I've been to Houston, I've been to Chicago.So they were like, hey, what's a good place to eat?
look guys, I'm only doing burgers.You know what I mean?Now I know of a couple of spots, but the main reason I wanted to start that, this hype beast burger page was just so I can leave a Chrome trail.You know what I mean?
Just a visual documentation of my experience from me to the people.So you can see what I got going on, see what I tried and you can get you for yourself.Um, I,
I think me and you both know a lot of places that can come highly recommended, even from locals, can be a hit or it can be a bust.
And I think everybody's taste buds are subjective, but how you share your opinions, how you reflect on it, I think it's all, it can all be a toss up, man.So I wanna know, how do people gauge
what they consider something that's worthy of even testing out, even when you, even amidst, or am I saying that right?Amongst all the negative comments or even the good comments.You know what I mean?I think you really have to
be specific, like you said, but you gotta be, you gotta understand that everybody's different.You know what I mean?I've had a lot of burgers.So, you know, I'm not easily impressed at this point.It takes, it takes a lot.You know what I mean?
You, you have a more eclectic palate, you know, you're trying everything.So, you know, they gotta come with it to really knock your socks off, I'm sure.
Yeah, and I mean, most times, I don't need nothing too special, especially depending on how much I'm paying.
Because if I'm paying a good $12, $15, I'm not expecting too much, especially for a burger, because that's the average price for a good burger now.
But if I'm paying something outrageous, I'm like, all right, bro, this burger better give me some superpowers or something, because that's a lot.You know what I mean?I'm not going to lie.
I'm locked in.Look, I don't even care. First off, I was just in Vegas, right?
I mean, literally everything there is designed to pull your money.What's the spot that I went to?Oh, man.I got to look it up real quick.Most recently, and I tried like three or four.Many of them I haven't even posted yet.
But my most, it was Posh Burger. Now, it's located in Astoria, which is a very, very popular resort and casino.Posh Burger for just a double burger, fries, and I got an alcoholic bev because I just landed.
Like, why not just touch down, put my feet on Vegas soil?I got to get an alcoholic bev, right?I want to say my total was like $34. for just a double burger, small order of fries, and a alcoholic canned beverage.
Now, one thing that they also had, they had a $100 burger, the high roller burger, which is ridiculous.I couldn't see, I don't care if I just won the jackpot for 100,000.
I'm not spending no hundred dollars for a burger, but that's just me, but I'm willing to pay upwards of 20 to 30.You know what I mean?And that, hopefully that includes, you know, fries.Cause for me personally, fries are like a condiment to a burger.
I got to have it.I take a bite of a burger and I take a couple fries in there.You know what I mean?So that's just me personally, but I agree, man.Sometimes, sometimes these people are getting a little outrageous with the prices, but I roll with it.
I'm here for it, especially if it's a good experience.The atmosphere is popping.The drinks are flowing.I'm willing to pay the cost.I think the environment does breed an expectation and almost an openness or
I think people are more likely to accept crazy prices or trends or fads or different things going on in the food world in certain environments.Does that make sense?Yeah.Oh yeah.Yeah.
I think that's a big thing, man, but I want to know what the people think, man.So share with us, like drop some, drop some game in the comments, man.We want to know what y'all think.We want to know what, what,
First and foremost, we want to know what platforms y'all are using like and how do you source the best food?
For sure, for sure.Well, we're about to wrap up the episode two for the Between the Bonds podcast.Still got to get used to saying that in one take.But again,
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