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Food Critic Grilled Over Steak Review

Posted Jul 3, 07 4:00 AM CDT in US,  Business,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – A miffed chef is suing the restaurant critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer after he reviewed a $15 slab of steak as "miserably tough and fatty." But the suit could be even more of a raw deal than expected for writer Craig LaBan, who was ordered to give a video deposition that could jeopardize his cover.

Cooks who learn LaBan's identity may dish out special treatment, undercutting his ability to review. The writers says it's his First Amendment right to express opinions but the chef claims it's libel because the review was based on a falsehood: He beefs that LaBan didn't order a strip steak at all, but a steak sandwich without bread.

Source Associated Press

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