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It should be no surprise that this article caught my eye. Yesterday, CNN posted an article that discusses restaurant critics and their desire to remain anonymous. Though I’m a blogger, not a critic, I found this an interesting read. The article talks about the use of fictitious names, costumes, and a slew of other techniques …
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Chef Daniel Boulud’s DBGB Kitchen and Bar just received a noteworthy 2-star review [very good] in the NY Times. The review marks Sam Sifton’s debut as the food critic for the NY mega-paper, a post previously occupied by the well-known and somewhat controversial Frank Bruni. Sifton has a distinctly different style than Bruni, who kicked …
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My RSS feed just blew the hell up! Well actually … it blew up around 1:30, but I’m just now getting around to this. I got this email from my friend at the NYT, but this has been posted all over the net by now. The best thing about this email – the typos from …
Some good reading for all of you, regardless of your particular role in the blogging community (blogger, journalist, editor, reader, foodie, whatever…) http://foodethics.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/the-code/ … and yes that is me on the comments http://www.afjonline.com/afj.aspx?pgID=887 [Via NYT]
Tuesday night was a double dip of pleasure for me. Not only did I get my fix of The Colbert Report, but, Stephen was kind enough to have a foodie themed interview. Mark Bittman, a blogger on NYTimes.com, author, and socially conscious cook, talked with Colbert about “eating without thinking.” It’s always funny to see …
NYT review guru Frank Bruni recently stopped in for a visit (or two) with Joël Antunès at the Oak Room at the Plaza. Atlanta denizens called foul when Antunès departed his namesake, Joël, for the glitz and glitter of the famed New York restaurant. Though Joël is still alive, it looks like Antunès might want …
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