Wine magazine honors 'excellence' of imaginary restaurant
(NEWSER) - Wine Spectator bestowed one of its awards of excellence on the Milan restaurant Osteria L'Intrepido. Problem being, the restaurant doesn't exist. A mischievous wine critic made it up, along with its wine list—which featured wines panned by the magazine—then forked over the $250 application fee, the Los Angeles Times reports. "I am interested in what's behind all the ratings and reviews we read," said Robin Goldstein. "The level of scrutiny is not sufficient." More»
