Sep 10, 2019
Food influencers offer publicity on social media in return for free meals. But can we really trust the opinions of people who are essentially paid to write positive ‘reviews' on social media like Instagram and Twitter as well as restaurant review sites?
Many restaurateurs and cafe owners are fed up with being hit up by influencers wanting free meals, but can they in fact be a force for good in an industry that’s often struggling to pay the bills?
In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food and Travel Podcast, we talk to a professional food critic from The Australian newspaper, John Lethlean, a restaurateur, Simon Gloftis of Hellenika and a social media influencer, Kerry Heaney of Eat, Drink and Be Kerry to answer these questions and more.