Tejal Rao, the beautiful, anonymous, James-Beard-Winning California Restaurant critic at the NYT, discusses her love affair with food, how she navigates wellness while consuming hundreds of restaurant meals a year, sexism in the food industry, her favorite food writers, and the perfect bra!

Plus, recs: Jasmine Lee Jones's THE SEVEN METHODS OF KILLING KYLIE JENNER, Vanessa Hua's RIVER OF STARS, and another vote for Hi Wildflower.

In addition to the paper of record, read Tejal's work in BEST AMERICAN FOOD WRITING and WOMEN ON FOOD!

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