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restaurant criticism stories: 15 news summaries
food critic's lament

 70-Year-Old Lobster 
 Deserves Freedom 

Larry's plight stirs conscience of restaurant writer

Oct 23, 09 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Restaurant writer Ryan Sutton has dined on his share of lobsters, but the plight of one venerable crustacean has left him without an appetite. "Larry" is a 70-year-old lobster at New York's Oceana restaurant awaiting its fate as a $275 entree. Sutton admits he's never given much thought to... More »

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New York • restaurant criticism • animal rights • seafood • lobster • women's issues • Oceana

check, please

 Worst Food Trends 
 of the Decade 

From onion blossoms to overhyped chefs, these things need to go away

Oct 22, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asked to name the decade's worst dining trends, chefs and other food experts couldn't shut up. There were too many (including "mache, water sommeliers, organ-meat entrees, unisex bathrooms, bacon tattoos on chefs, over-flaunted kitchen burns, chefs tables") for Christopher Borrelli to list them all, but he hits the... More »

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food • reality TV • Internet • fast food • restaurant criticism • restaurant • online review • KFC • dining • onions • Jay-ZTV • food trends • hamburger • women's issues • celebrity chef • Hardee's • Carl's Jr.

OPINION

 12 Food Trends 
 That Need to Die 

Calorie counts are a bummer, and unisex bathrooms are embarrassing

Oct 12, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why must everything, from burgers to pizza to Vietnamese street sandwiches, have a high-end gourmet version? Those three things should die, along with 9 other food trends that bug Esquire:
  1. Faux speakeasies: spots with no phone number, sign
  2. "Farm to table": idea is fine, but the
... More »

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restaurant criticism • calories • pizza • Jay-ZTV • food trends • speakeasy • hamburger

 Trend Alert: 
 Gourmet Pizza 
 Heats Up 

Pies in new 'stratosphere of respect'

Jul 8, 09 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - In recent years, a new culture has developed around pizza: “It’s scrutinized and fetishized, with a Palin-esque power to polarize,” writes Frank Bruni in the New York Times. That means debates over oven types, varieties of flour, the virtues of buffalo mozzarella. The new “stratosphere of... More »

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food • gourmet dining • restaurant criticism • restaurant • pizza • buffalo mozzarella

Critic Fights Copycat for Twitter Identity

Lawyers pursue blogger who spoofs restaurant reviewer

Apr 22, 09 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A restaurant reviewer and her lawyers are after a man who’s been tweeting and blogging under her name, the New York Times reports. Adam Robb Rucinsky has been spoofing New York Daily News critic Danyelle Freeman, aka Restaurant Girl, imitating her distinctive style in posts using both her monikers.... More »

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social networking • media • blogging • impersonation • restaurant criticism • New York Daily News • blogger • trademark • Twitter • Danyelle Freeman • Adam Robb Rucinsky • Restaurant Girl

opinion

 Kiddie Chefs Should 
 Go to Their Rooms 

Child foodie trend is an insult to culinary world

Mar 4, 09 8:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Rachel Ray's smile may curdle your soul, but it's nothing next to the "absurd" child foodie trend, writes Regina Schrambling in Slate. From a 12-year-old restaurant critic to a 5-year-old host of a cooking show, a woeful food movement is upon us: "Today chefs barely out of... More »

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food • culinary school • children • restaurant criticism • restaurant • trend

Paris Food Critic Gets Taste of His Own Medicine

Feisty writer's meal was 'barely adequate,' complain diners

Jan 14, 09 9:23 AM CST
(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... More »

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France • cuisine • restaurant criticism • restaurant • Paris • Le Figaro

Michelin Guide Names German Woman
Editor-in-Chief

Foodie bible looks beyond Paris

Dec 17, 08 4:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The prestigious French Michelin restaurant guide today named a German woman editor-in-chief, the Telegraph reports. German cuisine has a stereotype somewhere along the lines of overcooked sausage and sauerkraut, so the news that Juliane Caspar will become the world’s most powerful restaurant reviewer has been greeted with some shock... More »

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food • Germany • France • restaurant criticism • restaurant • Paris • Michelin

Noodle Chain Rules London Dining Scene

Wagamama tops
pricey competitors in new Zagat survey

Sep 9, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wagamama, a chain of inexpensive Japanese-inspired noodle bars, is London’s most popular restaurant in the latest Zagat survey, the Telegraph reports. The low-key chain topped fine-dining establishments such as the Ivy and Gordon Ramsay for the top honor, which also takes price, atmosphere, and overall value into account. Ramsay’... More »

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London • best restaurants • England • restaurant criticism • restaurant • cheap • Zagats • Gordon Ramsay

Goody Gumbo: Restaurant Reviews Back in New Orleans

City's dining scene is coming back to life after Katrina

Jul 25, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina, the Big Easy finally has its restaurant reviews back, the New York Times reports. Judging that the city's famed eateries can now take the heat, the Times-Picayune has revived a ratings scale of 1-5 beans along with reviews. Many see the move as another... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • restaurant criticism • restaurant • Katrina aftermath

Michelin Guide Goes Interactive

Gastronomy bible's website lets amateur cooks weigh in

Jun 18, 08 8:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before it was the last word in gastronomy, the Michelin Guide was a free book designed to spur travel, and hence sell tires. Now, it’ll be free once more, thanks to a revamped Web strategy, BusinessWeek reports. Michelin’s redesigned site will not only give away more content,... More »

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travel • Web 2.0 • restaurant criticism • Michelin star • Michelin • interactive

Michelin Guide Knocks Classic Paris Eatery

After losing crown to Tokyo, more bad news for French cuisine

Mar 4, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that the Michelin food critics have declared Tokyo the world's culinary capital, this week's publication of the 2008 guide to France had the feeling of a day of reckoning. Sure enough, the red book reduces Paris' vaunted Le Grand Véfour from three stars to two, citing inconsistency at... More »

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Japan • France • best restaurants • restaurant criticism • restaurant • Paris • Michelin • L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon • Le Grand Véfour • Le Petit Nice

Michelin Stuns Critics, Gives Ramsay 2nd Star

Vulgar chef's restaurant is only NY newbie to get coveted grade

Oct 8, 07 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelin parted with NY critics today by branding 2 stars on Gordon Ramsay’s namesake restaurant, halting the ex-soccer player's recent ratings drop. Ramsay, known for his crude tongue, was the only newbie to take the double-star in Manhattan; none earned a coveted third. Michelin saved its biggest hit for... More »

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food • Manhattan • best restaurants • restaurant criticism • chef • Michelin star

Eateries Give Food Bloggers
a Free Pass

Owners pry good
reviews by serving
up gratis meals

Oct 6, 07 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eateries are ensuring good reviews by schmoozing food bloggers with free meals, the Wall Street Journal reports. While established critics pay their way and dine unnoticed, some even in disguise, bloggers are getting used to the royal treatment. "I think if I was picking up the tab I wouldn't... More »

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food • restaurant criticism • restaurant • blogger

7 Best New Wine Lists of 2007

These restaurants pair great food with excellent wines for the full dining experience.

Jul 18, 07 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Food & Wine magazine names its favorite new restaurant wine lists from around the country.
  1. Catalan, Houston, TX
  2. Addison, San Diego, CA
  3. Perbacco, San Francisco, CA
  4. Craftsteak, New York, NY
  5. Osteria di Tramonto, Wheeling, IL
More »

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food • best restaurants • wine • list • restaurant criticism • restaurant

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