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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
Send in your questions to [email protected].
Subscribe to the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedavechangshow..
Subscribe to Recipe Club on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@recipeclubofficial.
Submit your favorite food moments in your favorite movies to majorfoodporn.com.
Join our community Discord on majordomo.com.
Host: Dave Chang
Guest: Roy Choi
Majordomo Media Producers: Kelsey Rearden and David Meyer
Spotify Producer: Felipe Guilhermino
Editor: Stefano Sanchez
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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
Send in your questions to [email protected].
Subscribe to the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedavechangshow..
Subscribe to Recipe Club on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@recipeclubofficial.
Submit your favorite food moments in your favorite movies to majorfoodporn.com.
Join our community Discord on majordomo.com.
Host: Dave Chang
Guest: Roy Choi
Majordomo Media Producers: Kelsey Rearden and David Meyer
Spotify Producer: Felipe Guilhermino
Editor: Stefano Sanchez
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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