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[MitchW]

59 minutes ago, Sneakeater said:

I thought it meant the food was Persian.

Then  even the spelling would be wrong!

[backyardchef]

34 minutes ago, MitchW said:

Then  even the spelling would be wrong!

Are we still talking Gary Larson's Farside???

[Orik]

Chou Farci in Farsi would mean "what Persian?". Colloquially - farci? chou farci? 

 

[Diancecht]

oh well

i’ll confess that i didn’t read it closely 

[backyardchef]

On 11/3/2023 at 4:52 PM, Orik said:

Chou Farci in Farsi would mean "what Persian?". Colloquially - farci? chou farci? 

 

I will admit that I had to Google that. 

[Sneakeater]

Oddly they miss the one very best:

https://www.eater.com/2023/11/7/23949168/eaters-best-new-restaurants-america-2023

[Wilfrid]

...Lord's 🤯

[Sneakeater]

See this is the kind of place Sietsema is qualified to write about.

https://ny.eater.com/2023/11/13/23922620/da-andrea-greenwich-village-review

It's when he writes about ambitious places that he says stupid, inaccurate, and indeed uncomprehending shit (and it's not just Foxface Natural).

So this is what Eater is good for now.

Edited November 13, 2023 by Sneakeater

[backyardchef]

1 hour ago, Sneakeater said:

See this is the kind of place Sietsema is qualified to write about.

https://ny.eater.com/2023/11/13/23922620/da-andrea-greenwich-village-review

It's when he writes about ambitious places that he says stupid, inaccurate, and indeed uncomprehending shit (and it's not just Foxface Natural).

So this is what Eater is good for now.

So, just to confirm... he SHOULD write about "ambitious places," or no? You seem ambivalent. 

Edited November 13, 2023 by backyardchef

[Sneakeater]

No he shouldn't.  He has no basis for opining.

It be like me evaluating lacrosse.

[Sneakeater]

The problem isn't that his judgments about ambitious places are wrong.  The problem is that he has no basis for speaking about them.  He can't support his judgments factually or logically.  He just gets things wrong.

 

Edited November 13, 2023 by Sneakeater

[backyardchef]

2 minutes ago, Sneakeater said:

The problem isn't that his judgments about ambitious places are wrong.  The problem is that he has no basis for speaking about them.  He can't support his judgments factually or logically.  He just gets things wrong.

 

I still can't quite how you feel about this. 😎

 

Seriously though, I have not seen a food critic that doesn't get it wrong. I understand, however, that this issue is close to your heart. 

[Sneakeater]

I think Pete Wells gets it right, mostly.

Meaning, again, not that I agree with him, but that he makes sense and sounds like he knows what he's talking about (about a broad range, too).

[Sneakeater]

But of course I don't know as much as you do, so there's probably a lot of wrongness I'm not catching.

[backyardchef]

2 minutes ago, Sneakeater said:

But of course I don't know as much as you do, so there's probably a lot of wrongness I'm not catching.

I don't know much, so doubt that is true. But do you know what Chou Farci is without googling? 

[Sneakeater]

You fucking bet I do!

[mongo]

well, you're never going to become editor-in-chief of eater at this rate.

[Sneakeater]

Please be gentle.  I just inured myself to never getting a MacArthur.

[Sneakeater]

Here's what's wrong with Sietsema.

He's writing about a dinner at an Italian restaurant.

Quote

We . . . asked that the meal be sent out in three courses — apps, pastas, and a single shared main course — and the staff readily complied. (Often despite my request, the second and third courses appear at the same time.)

Yeah.  Cuz you go to shit restaurants.

Edited November 14, 2023 by Sneakeater

[Sneakeater]

(To clarify, I have a lot of problems having Nu Skool share-plate restaurant meals coursed.

(But not in decent Italian restaurants.)

Edited November 14, 2023 by Sneakeater

[relbbaddoof]

3 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

I just inured myself to never getting a MacArthur.

You could downscale your expectations and go for a Nobel.

[backyardchef]

10 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

 

Yeah.  Cuz you go to shit restaurants.

That's the Eater assignment editor, no? 

[Sneakeater]

We can only dream.

[Wilfrid]

On 11/13/2023 at 11:22 PM, Sneakeater said:

I think Pete Wells gets it right, mostly.

Meaning, again, not that I agree with him, but that he makes sense and sounds like he knows what he's talking about (about a broad range, too).

Yes indeed. Remember the roller coaster of Frank Bruni?

[backyardchef]

41 minutes ago, Wilfrid said:

Yes indeed. Remember the roller coaster of Frank Bruni?

I'm not convinced Pete Wells is a huge improvement, but tbh, I stopped reading restaurant reviews because I rarely agree and most are convinced their opinion is more important than the work they are assessing.