Voice Post

Natalie is a NJ in LA (which looks like NINJA when you are quickly glancing at it). I can't see her bio, but if you don't mind me taking an educated guess, she was from New Jersey and had moved to Los Angeles. The subject of her blog is food. (Whodathunkit?) What Natalie does is food reviews many different restaurants across the Southland and posts magnificent photos of the food. Her blog is clean and crisp.

I went through several pages of her blog and many compose of voice--both personal and professional. The professional voice in the blog is to be read as an objective point of view of the food she is reviewing. The personal voice is then lightly sprinkled and gently mixed in with Natalie's professional voice. Personally, I think having both is vital for a food blog. Here are some examples:
  
"I was psyched when I was invited to 800° Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria in Westwood because   recently my friend Whitney was telling me how much she enjoyed it – not to mention, how perfect of a spot it was for a casual date. AND CUZ PIZZA!"  

Right here she is introducing the restaurant she is reviewing, but also letting us know her personal feelings about the food. She starts off lady-like and calm, but she then transforms to this giant who is ecstatic and hungry for her favorite food. I understand, girl. 

"It wouldn’t take you long to realize from looking at my Instagram to know how much I LOVE BURRATA."

The giant also loves burrata. 

"This style of pizza is eaten with a knife and fork in Italy but since I was in Westwood I didn’t feel any pressure. There’s something about holding a slice of pizza like a little baby in your hands that feels rewarding."

This is a simile. A simile is a figure of speech which compares one thing to another. Here she is explaining how you are supposed to eat the pizza, but she is a rebel. And giant has developed feelings for PIZZA. These feelings are absolutely parallel to a mother's love for her child. 

"Ethiopian cuisine is one of my greatest culinary loves so I was psyched when a friend of mine from the Craft & Folk Art Museum invited me to come eat at his family’s new restaurant, Azla Vegan."

Pretty normal sentence, but the use of the word psyched caught my attention. She could've use other words, but she didn't. That's a good thing. The word "psyched" reminds me of this down-to-earth person who can get excited about the little things. The word "psyched" has a lot of voice within itself because, usually when I hear it, it is said from a close friend. Did we just become best friends?

 "I had a tall glass of refreshing Sorrel with ginger, which complimented my meal, a drink that spoke to this Mexican American girl forever in love with  jamaica – hibiscus to much of the world."  

This. I was bummed when I couldn't read her bio because I like knowing a bit about the author. But when she revealed her identity I felt as if I can relate to her more. First, she mentions "Sorrel" and when it is in italics it makes it seem as if it were the most precious and mysterious liquid delicacy that few have actually drank. Pfft. But then she mentions her identity (yay, yo tambien un mexicana-gringa) and reveals it's just jamaica I thought of King Taco. When she writes "hibiscus" I believe she is simply explaining what jamaica is. It's "hibiscus."   


"DID SOMEONE SAY ETHIOPIAN PIZZA?"

Once again instead hearing the blogger who has a trendy blog with a sophisticated voice, we hear the giant. And she is ready for more pizza.

 So after reading these blogs (as well as many others) I  assume she has a pleasant personality. She doesn't over share her hopes, dreams, and wishes. What she is excellent at doing is combining her personality into her work without overdoing it. This makes me like her because I can relate to her (especially on the part about pizza!) but I can also fully respect her line of work.