The Critics

"I think I can be tough on places, but ... 'cruel'? I'd love to know which reviews the author of the backgrounder on local food writers was referring to there, because I don't think of myself as someone who relishes skewering subjects." That's Tom Sietsema, talking about the "secret document" on food writers that surfaced yesterday, in his weekly chat. "Not sure how any of us were deemed 'advanced' or 'expert' in terms of our food knowledge. I mean, does the rating come from overheard conversations or what ends up in print?" [WaPo]