restaurant critics
All Hail the 6-Year-Old 'Shirley Temple King'
Leo Kelly has taught us that there are four elements to the perfect Shirley Temple—and he can easily tell which restaurants nail them.
Olive Garden Has a Food Truck and Bostonians Are Pissed About It
When the food truck rolled into Boston's North End this weekend, to pass out free breadstick sandwiches, some called it "an insult to everyone selling Italian food [here] for more than 100 years."
Copenhagen Is Opening A Grocery Store Where Everything Is Free
This weekend, Copenhagen is opening its first "free" supermarket, a space where accepted payment is submitting online consumer reviews of the groceries—in essence, a walk-in advertisement of the brands that are stocked there. But does this new "tryvert...
Being An Anonymous Restaurant Critic Is Like Being in the CIA
The Guardian's Marina O'Loughlin is one of the last of a dying breed: anonymous restaurant critics. We spoke to her about the challenges of protecting your identity when you've had a few, avoiding industry events, and, um, sticking herbs up her...
You Can Ditch the Wig, Food Critic, We Know Who You Are
In today's digital age—where camera phones and social media make privacy a relic of the past and hordes of hungry bloggers are taking over—why do some restaurant critics cling to anonymity? I talked to some respected critics to see what's up.
You Can Ditch the Wig, Food Critic, We Know Who You Are
In today's digital age—where camera phones and social media make privacy a relic of the past and hordes of hungry bloggers are taking over—why do some restaurant critics cling to anonymity? I talked to some respected critics to see what's up.