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Chasing Vincenzo
The first thing I usually do when I'm reviewing a blog is go to the profile area and see who's writing what. It really helps to get some background information on the author because then I can get a feel of how and why he or she is writing. Well, when I checked to see who was "Vincenzo" and why the author and his wife are chasing him, I was met with a charming anecdote. Apparently, there's this really good Italian chef named Vincenzo who have graced their lives, even meeting the author's wife a couple of times, serving something special on the side. But after each encounter, they are left with a closed (or open) restaurant, with no Vincenzo. The author has never met the man, but his wife has more than once and he thinks that through this blog, he might be able to once again find Vincenzo.
I was excited to read the entries. I mean, after the background information I read, I was certainly intrigued on what's been going on during the "chase" of Vincenzo. I found, though, that most of the entries aren't personal works detailing the chase. Instead, they were composed of informative articles about anything and everything entertainment. There are the books, the restaurants, the travels. But they aren't impersonal copy-pasted articles. Oh, no. The author gives a full story on the what's, how's and why's. He also adds how his experience went. If you visit, I'm sure that there are a lot of interesting things that will catch your attention (those Nation States sure did hook me).
The layout, overall, is nice. I thought it had a comfy kind of elegance. It's nice. The other thing I found awesome was the fact that I can translate each entry into a number of different languages. I thought that was a great perk. The simple (or not-so-simple) things sure are amusing and certainly entertaining at times.
I give this site full points. I mean, it was just wonderful. It's fairly new but what there is right now was enough to certainly entertain me. I suggest everyone give it a visit because there will be something that will catch your eye and hook you. The entries themselves are well-written and witty that I personally enjoyed. Kudos on the great blog.
This site was reviewed on 2005-12-31 by jade smith.
They felt this site belonged in the Entertainment category.
jade smith felt that Chasing Vincenzo deserved a rating of 5.
When I started to think of all the possibilities of what Chasing Vincenzo meant, I started to get dizzy. Was it children, was it a book, was it just some random word that the author threw together? Then the other question of why is he chasing Vincenzo? What did Vincenzo do to him? Does Vincenzo owe him money? Is like the modern day mob only on the internet?
The first thing I noticed when I got to the site was that there was a link that asked the question "Who is Vincenzo and why are we chasing him?" Finally I get an answer to all of my questions. Vincenzo as it turns out is a chef in a restaurant in Chicago. Er, actually he was. Currently the author is looking for Vincenzo again as he is now on his 4th restaurant in 3 years. Of course Vincenzo makes the best Italian food the author has ever had, and well he wants to always know where the chef is.
Unfortunately the chef keeps switching restaurants and for some reason no on at the old restaurants knows where he moves on to. This is a great premise for a blog, a book, or even a movie. I think this could fall under the comedy section for either a book or a movie. The posts are about different restaurants and different things going on in the author's life though most are about food. This blog is new and he has not found Vincenzo yet, but hopefully he will.
The blog is well written. The author has taken quiet a bit of time researching all his different possibilities when it comes to presenting a blog. He has flags from all around the world posted at the top of each blog which will translate the page for you into that language. He also has seven different ad banners in the navigation column which I found distracting. I understand that people want to make an extra buck or two while blogging, but this is starting to get out of control. It took me two glances to find the archives since it has only been open for 2 months. Between all the other stuff in the navigation column it sort of got lost.
I really liked this site and I think it has a great premise to it. My biggest complaint however, is that the author uses the "more inside" type thing with his posts. I personally HATE having to click to read every single post. These posts are not like 10 pages long and deserve to have a little "catch paragraph" then the rest inside. Like a fine wine, let the posts breath. I am also a little curious as to what the author will be posting about in let say a year from now regardless of if he finds Vincenzo or not. I hope he does not distract too much from the idea he has because that will ruin this blogs quality.
There is fate, but it only takes you so far, because once you're there its up to you to make it happen. That is why I really like this site because he is making sure that he is doing everything possible to find Vincenzo.
This site was reviewed on 2005-12-31 by Brent.
They felt this site belonged in the Entertainment category.
Brent felt that Chasing Vincenzo deserved a rating of 3.5.
2 reviewers gave Chasing Vincenzo an average rating of 4.2500
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