About The Keene Palate

This is the general about page for The Keene Palate. Yes, I know this is just a blog post, but it will be updated as there is new content to put here. I would call this a FAQ, but I think "Frequently" might be a bit of a stretch.

Who are you? Why are you doing this? Why the hell should I care what you think?
My name is Samuel Colburn. I'm a programmer by trade and a consumer whore by hobby. I put this blog together this because I just recently moved to Keene, and I was incredibly frustrated that there were little to no resources giving useful information about places to eat in the area.

You shouldn't care what I think... unless you are looking for a place to eat around Keene and you don't want food poisoning. The reviews provided on this site aren't written by someone who eats for a living, they're from a regular person with a budget and taste buds. I don't expect everyone to agree with me, nor do I expect people to take my advice (should I even offer any). I am simply providing an objective opinion for people to take into account when they're deciding where to eat.

Wait... where are the stars? Why don't you just tell me how good the place is?
This site doesn't use a star rating system because people are lemmings. I don't want to lead people to conclusions about restaurants based on a single, flawed, linear scale. If I provide star ratings, people will undoubtedly ignore most or all of the review and make decisions based primarily on the rating. It's not your fault! People are just idiots by nature.

By not providing a rating for these restaurants, I'm reinforcing that what I provide are opinions and information which may lead you to conclusions about whether or not you'd like to eat somewhere. Let me provide an example to clarify: I like cheap Chinese food. Let's say I decided to rate "China Buffet" at 5/5 stars because of its excellent sweet & sour chicken and varied selection. If Jackie Chan decides to visit Keene and sees that I've rated one Chinese restaurant above the others, he may be inclined to assume it is the best of them. Needless to say, he would probably be smashing my face in with a shopping cart after going through the horror of watching a large Texan man attempt to make a fried rice dish.


That's all for now. If you have any more questions to put on this page, please ask them in the comments for this post.