Robert Sietsema is an American restaurant critic. He wrote reviews and articles for the Village Voice from 1993 to 2013.[1][2] He has also contributed to Gourmet magazine.[3] After being let go from the Voice in a round of downsizing, he was hired the following week by Eater, the New York City-based food website, as a feature writer before moving into the role of senior food critic.[4]
Biography
[edit]Of Dutch descent, Sietsema is from the Midwest. Around 1978, he left college to move to New York City, where his wife-to-be was moving. He worked for a book publishing house and played bass in the band Mofungo alongside guitarist Elliott Sharp.[citation needed]
He started a newsletter called Down the Hatch and charged $10 a year for five issues.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Sietsema, Restaurant Critic". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ "New York's legendary food warrior takes aim at Restaurant Girl". Metromix. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ "Backgrounder: Robert Sietsema". New York University. 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ "Robert Sietsema author page, Eater.com".
- ^ Michael T. Kaufman (October 6, 1993). "A Random Tasting Tour And the Flavor Is Ethnic". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
External links
[edit]- Robert Sietsema at the Village Voice
- @RobertSietsema on Twitter