Feisty writer's meal was 'barely adequate,' complain diners
(NEWSER) - Even by the standards of food-obsessed Paris, the exacting tastes of François Simon stand apart: The acerbic critic for the newspaper Le Figaro called one superstar chef "a clown" and "a fake peasant," and once described a meal as "a three-star crucifixion." But last month, Simon took a risk: he cooked for five nights at a busy bistro downtown. After bashing other chefs for 20 years, how did Simon measure up? "Barely adequate," reports the New York Times. More»
