Dave and Chris opine on food criticism and what the ideal food critic would be like. They are then joined by Besha Rodell, the author of 'Hunger Like a Thirst' and a former anonymous food critic. She has an amazing résumé and gives insights into what it is really like to be a food reviewer. Besha, Dave, and Chris discuss food criticism as it has been and its platonic ideal: from honest reviews to what reviewers should be looking for when critiquing a restaurant.

Check out Besha's book here: https://celadonbooks.com/book/hunger-like-a-thirst-besha-rodell/.

Check out Besha's reviews on The Age here: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/search?text=besha+rodell.

Follow Besha on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/besharodell/?hl=en.

Read the Ruth Reichl review Dave mentions here: https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/10/arts/restaurants-174793.html.

Read the Pete Wells review on Guy Fieri's Times Square location here: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-guys-american-kitchen-bar-in-times-square.html.

Read the Pete Wells review on Locol here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/dining/locol-review-oakland-california-pete-wells.html.

Read the article Dave mentions on closing a restaurant here: https://www.eater.com/2020/1/8/21028493/restaurant-closure-process-thirty-acres-mean-sandwich.

Read Besha's review of Dolly here: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/everyone-got-excited-about-dolly-but-the-food-absolutely-baffling-20231005-p5e9zv.html

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