* Will a Twitter campaign take out your least favorite critic? Doubtful, but one tweeter is trying, taking aim at Los Angeles Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila. [Grub Street Los Angeles] * Phil Vettel stews over restaurant design flaws. I would concur with the oversized menus being a problem. I never know what to [...]
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The Best Restaurants That Are Out of Business
Some nights when my friend Michele asks me where I’d like to dine out, I will answer, wistfully, “Grange Hall.” After a delicious decade in business, The Grange (as it was often called) closed in 2004, leaving many diners devastated to this day. I find myself daydreaming of a time machine (or a great upgrade [...]
Dining out with a Food Critic: Reality Bites
Do you dream of being one of the (supposedly) lucky folks who regularly dine out with food critics? Your dream may actually be a bit of a nightmare if you’re not prepared for the realities of what is required of their dining partners. Baltimore Sun restaurant critic Elizabeth Large reveals 10 truths about what you’re [...]