Lippy Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 According to Eater Let the grumbling begin. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I just picked myself up off the floor after being shocked by this daring, right out of left field appointment. Now I have to move the heavy irony out of the way so I can get on with my work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 That poor Anderson guy, stuck with another twelve years of po'boys. If I run short of things to do, I am going to ask Oakie why it necessarily takes two months for Pete Wells to walk across the room to the other chair. :rotfl: :lmfao: :etc: (It's okay, I have a headache and this didn't help.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Make us take it down. We dare's ya. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaliesinNYC Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 It's a sign of his mediocrity that I have no positive or negative reaction to his work. Damning with faint praise? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I have a beef with the number he did on SHO in the Diner's Journal. Otherwise I am as fair and open-minded as usual. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaliesinNYC Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Make us take it down. We dare's ya. Someone needs to have a good night's sleep, more often. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 If I run short of things to do, I am going to ask Oakie why it necessarily takes two months for Pete Wells to walk across the room to the other chair. :rotfl: :lmfao: :etc: Might I propose the possibility that Wells wasn't their first choice? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaliesinNYC Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 If I run short of things to do, I am going to ask Oakie why it necessarily takes two months for Pete Wells to walk across the room to the other chair. :rotfl: :lmfao: :etc: Might I propose the possibility that Wells wasn't their first choice? Hard to believe given the trend of the past 10 years. It's easier to use someone who's a known quantity, and potentially cheaper in this age of downsizing, layoffs and salary considerations. I don't think you'll be seeing a new critic (as in someone who's totally outside the New York City metropolitan universe) for at least five more years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 If I run short of things to do, I am going to ask Oakie why it necessarily takes two months for Pete Wells to walk across the room to the other chair. :rotfl: :lmfao: :etc: Might I propose the possibility that Wells wasn't their first choice? Yes, that seems a justified inference. I certainly take Taliesin's point about internal appointments, but the querulous pause is hard to explain if Wells was top of the list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oakapple Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 If I run short of things to do, I am going to ask Oakie why it necessarily takes two months for Pete Wells to walk across the room to the other chair. :rotfl: :lmfao: :etc: Might I propose the possibility that Wells wasn't their first choice? This is my guess. Other totally irrelevant reactions here: The Meaning of Meh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Nice piece, and quick off the mark too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oakapple Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Wells has a post on the blog, "Tell the Critic Where to Go!"", where you can suggest restaurants he ought to review. The Modern and SHO Shaun Hergatt were both promptly offered (not by me), along with some less likely ideas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I think the last thing SHO needs is another write-up by Wells. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 It is truly astonishing (no it isn't) how retarded the comments to the post are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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