CNN Discusses The Difficulty Of Anonymity For Restaurant Critics

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 … Read more →

Sam Sifton Starts His New York Times Tenure With DBGB

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 … Read more →

Breaking News: New York Times Critic Frank Bruni Leaves Food Beat And Newspaper Folk Can’t Spell

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 … Read more →

Code Of Ethics – I’m In

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]

Mark Bittman Takes On The Colbert Nation

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 … Read more →

Bruni Visits The Oak Room, Leaves With Mixed Results.

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 … Read more →