Review Policy and Guidelines

Please note, the following applies to my various web properties including Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Sensual Gourmet: Kitchen Diaries.

 

What will be considered

 

This site is all about me and my ever-evolving relationship with food. As such, I will only consider reviewing food-related products and services. The following is a sample of what I'll look at, but if your client/product isn't listed, but is food-related, please contact me.

• Beverages and Foods (preference given to artisinal goods and items made by smaller manufacturers; items made with artificial sugars and sweeteners (including sorbitol) or fortified with fish-based Omega-3 nutrients cannot be considered)
• Books (Cookery books, biographies, histories, travel)
• Equipment and Tools (cookware, appliances, tools)
• Restaurant Reviews (preference given to independents and non-chain/franchised outlets)

Review Policy

• Products must be easily available in Canada, either through retail outlets or a Canadian-based distributor (please let me know how Canadians can get your product).

 

If a product is sent to me

• there is no expectation of a post or review on any site, publication or project I'm affiliated with;
• if for whatever reason I cannot use your product, I am not expected to return it;
• embargos must be clearly advised in advance of sending the product, and
• the product is given to me "free and clear," without any actions required on my part and is mine to do with as I please.

Any review produced

• will be based on my/our actual experience with your product (positive or negative);
• will not be submitted to your company for approval;
• does not grant your company any claim to advertising or any other sort of "presence" on any of my sites;
• I reserve the right to inform my readers that the product was sent to me, so they may judge its legitimacy.
• My permission must be granted prior to your reproducing (online, print, etc) any review or other article I have written.