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Craig LaBan on Fieri-gate
"And Pete Wells didn't just shoot a fish in a barrel, he swallowed the frosted-hair whale whole."
Craig LaBan on Fieri-gate
Over on Jim Romenesko's blog he's a rounded up a venerable crew of restaurant critics to discuss Pete Wells' hot topic review of Guy Fieri's Times Square digs including our own Craig LaBan. Over this tenure at the Inquirer LaBan has cut down a fair share of eateries including his legendarily damning demotion of Le Bec from four to two bells.
LaBan finds brilliance in Wells' review: "it was powerful reading, both in its humor and message of accountability (or lack thereof). I understand the backlash that Fieri might have been too easy a target for the NYT. But I disagree. True, no one expects a celebrity restaurant in Times Square to be any good. But Fieri is more than just a big name chef. He’s become a cultural icon whose influence on the American pop dialogue (let alone its dining scene) is enormous."
Head over here for more LaBan as well as some pretty entertaining tales of the aftermath of a negative restaurant review.
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