The Critics

What's it like to be Tom Sietsema's dinner date? The critic describes it in his weekly chat. "The best thing a dining companion can bring to the review experience is an open mind and some good stories. Because you will eat what I tell you to try and I don't really want to talk about the food. Also — this sounds arrogant, but I don't mean it to be — I'm not that interested in what you think of the cooking. That's the critic's job." [WaPo]