restaurant review
The piece “Café Europa brings a world of pleasure” reviews a popular restaurant in the Kansas City area. Cindy Hoedel writes a typical review, inserting much of her own opinion.
The piece is structured as a chronological story, as if she is just telling us how her dinner went last night. Hoedel pays close attention to her surroundings, including the décor, customers, and restaurant dog. She also details the meal, telling readers exactly what she thought. Although she loved her experience and most of the food, she is not hesitant to admit it was not all perfect. This makes the story seem unbiased.
I really enjoyed the end of her story though. Hoedel greatly compliments their waitress, detailing how “Jessica” made it a spectacular dining experience. It is comments like these that truly make a story.
I also like that Hoedel (probably per Star food-reviewing structure) puts the hours, vegetarian options, location, noise level, background music soundtrack, etc. It greatly helps with planning where to go.
The link: http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/1255976-p2.html
