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Critiquing a food critic

Crikey Blogs / Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Have you ever read a food review and wanted to see how it stacked up against your own tastebuds/sensory organs? Last week W H Chong had the perfect opportunity to compare his views with Larissa Dubecki, editor of The Age’s ‘Epicure’.

Daily Proposition: You be the judge at this MasterChef restaurant

Crikey / Eloise Keating / Friday, 21 May 2010

Do the MasterChef judges know what they are talking about? Why not head down to one of their restaurants and see if they put their, um, food where their mouths are.

Stephen Downes: dishing the dirt on food critics

Crikey / Monday, 30 November 2009

“When it comes to legitimate restaurant reviewing, many journalists have dropped the ball.” Herald Sun food critic Stephen Downes lifts the lid on the very secret world of food reviewing — an industry that now runs on spin and hype.