I’m enjoying the extra functionality of Wordpress but have to admit it’s not as easy as blogger for a IT bumpkin like me.

I have The Editor at Grods Corp to thank for the change. He has become my new blog mentor. I’m not sure he realises that yet. I think he is just one of those incredibly smart /patient / helpful people who assumes that you will stop emailing him for advice eventually. Little does he know…

The main thing is coming to terms with css and php because you can’t get away with knowing just a few basic html tags like you could in blogger. This is probably self-evident to anyone who has seen the sidebar with its wacky spacing and variable colours. Also, my non-veggie links are called ‘wicked links’ not because I’m harking back to the halycon days of the late 80s but because I can’t figure out how to stop the link categories from listing alphabetically.

Despite a few teething problems I’m enjoying the move to Wordpress. I love the pages and categories functions. It sounds so simple but it is great to be able to put some permanent info on the site, and organise the posts so readers can easily find what they want. Also love the great range of plug-ins for wordpress and the fantastic tech support. This was something really lacking in blogger - while initially it is more accessible for people who aren’t au fait with website design, if something didn’t work there wasn’t much support or info about how to fix it.

The only time I contacted blogger with a query about one of their help pages (on multiblogging) I was assailed with automatic emails encouraging me not to ask for help. When I persisted I got an email from a human in ‘blogger support’ who told me that they didn’t actually provide any support. This seemed an odd response given the section’s name - perhaps it should be changed if blogger wants to avoid attracting luddities like me. This was particularly frustrating because I had a really simple question which I’m sure would have been quicker to just answer, rather than set up a deathstar like defense system to stop me from reaching someone who could solve the problem.

Anyway, am with wordpress now. Things are looking up.

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I started Veggie Friendly a couple of months ago on Blogger. Now that I’ve found my blogging feet I decided it was time to move to a more professional home with my own domain name Veggie Friendly using WordPress.

The main advantage of WordPress over blogger is that it’s easier to customise and to organise information about the reviews.

I’m still getting used to the new format so expect the site to change a bit more over the coming weeks as I discover what all the new buttons on wordpress mean and play around with the site template.

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Welcome to the Veg Mouth!

The idea behind my restaurant reviews is to rate different Sydney eateries for vegetarian friendliness. I hope this helps you choose a great veggie friendly restaurant – for yourself or for vegetarian friends or family. My master plan is to raise more awareness amongst restaurants about catering for vegetarians (mweh ha ha).

There is one caveat. I am not a food expert. I eat as a hobby. I’ll tell you what I think of the food but these here are just amateur tastebuds.

I rate restaurants according to the following factors:

*The ratio of vegetarian (i.e. no meat or seafood) menu items to non-veg items
*Is there is a separate vegetarian menu?
*Are there vegan options (and how many)?
*Can the restaurant adapt dishes?
*Was the veggie food tasty and carefully thought out?
*Was it good value for money?

What the rating system means:

Vware = Not a veggie friendly place. Beware!
VV = OK but don’t expect much choice
VVV = Make a genuine effort for veggies and vegans
VVVV = As good as a non-vegetarian restaurant gets
VVVVV = A vegetarian restaurant
Super V = The vegetarian nirvana.

Happy eating!!!