Some NYC restaurants saying 'no' to influencers

RIGHT. THE CITY'S RESTAURANTS ARE A MAGNET FOR INFLUENCERS, POSTING PICS AND VIDEOS OF THEIR MEALS ON THE GRAM. IN FACT, SOME RESTAURANTS EVEN OFFER COMPTON EXCHANGE FOR THE PUBLICITY. BUT IT'S FOXFIRE. STEPHANIE BERTINI SHOWS US THAT COULD ALL BE CHANGING INSIDE REVERENCE OF FINE DINING RESTAURANT IN HARLEM. THERE IS A STRICT RULE. WE HAVE NO TECHNOLOGY POLICY. THAT MEANS NO PICTURES, NO POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHEN IT COMES TO INFLUENCERS, CHEF AND OWNER RUSSELL JACKSON IS NOT INTERESTED IN THE ASPECT OF INFLUENCERS HAVING OR HAVING. EXPECTATIONS ARE WANTING TO, YOU KNOW. DYING FOR FREE IN YOUR RESTAURANT. THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS IS WE ALL KNOW HAS SUFFERED IMMENSELY. IT'S NO SECRET THAT PRE AND POST PANDEMIC INFLUENCERS HAVE BEEN AND ARE COMPED MEALS IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA CLOUD. AND SOME DON'T MIND AT ALL DOESN'T BOTHER ME. I LOVE WHEN I SEE PEOPLE ENJOYING THEMSELVES. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD RESTAURANT. THERE ARE THOSE WHO SAY IT'S DISRUPTIVE. THAT'S WHY INSIDE CARRIAGE HOUSE NYC NO FLASH OR VIDEO DURING DINING HOURS, IT SAYS SO ON THE MENU PHOTOGRAPHY CAN BE VERY DISTRACTING TO OTHER PEOPLE. BUT INFLUENCERS AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA SAVVY HAVE THEIR PLACE IN HERE. THERE IS MOMENTS FOR THAT. WE'RE RESERVING LIKE BEFORE OPENING FOR INFLUENCER AND POSTS LIKE THAT STATEN ISLAND'S DANI MONDELLO, OR SOCIAL MEDIA HAS GAINED A HUGE FOLLOWING ON TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM. THE FOOD INFLUENCER SAYS HE'S USUALLY WELCOMED BY THE OWNERS OF THE FOOD PLACES HE FEATURES NO ONE REALLY WAS AGAINST ME MAKING A VIDEO THEY ALWAYS THE FERMI MAKING A VIDEO, HE SAYS. RESTAURANT OWNERS NOW WANTING THIS KIND OF ATTENTION IS NOT THE NORM. IN HIS EXPERIENCE. DEFINITELY ODD AND DIFFERENT. TODAY'S AGE. BUT HERE AT REVERENCE, IT IS THE NORM. THE CHEF AND OWNER WANTS NO DISTRACTIONS AND FOR PATRONS LIKE THESE, IT'S EMBRACED. MY WIFE IS A BIG FAN OF TAKING PICTURES OF FOOD, AND I'M ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT EMBARRASSED. I LOVE THE IDEA THAT LIKE WHEN YOU SIT DOWN AND EAT YOUR ACTUALLY JUST KIND OF PAYING ATTENTION TO THE FOOD. IT'S THE RARE EXCEPTION. NOW THAT WALKS IN AND SAYS I HAVE TO USE MY

Channel: FOX 5 New York

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Length: 2min 10sec (130 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 13 2023