Eater: All Posts by Raphael Brionhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2014-09-05T14:55:17-04:00https://www.eater.com/authors/raphael-brion/rss2014-09-05T14:55:17-04:002014-09-05T14:55:17-04:00The Banned Words List on Eater National
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<p></p> <p><em>During my four and a half years at Eater National, I developed and honed this banned words list. It is a document that I believe has very much helped define the tone of this website. I've hinted at its existence for a long time, and now I fulfill the promise of running it on <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2014/09/05/farewell-raphael-brion.php">my last day</a>. The banned words list has been essential day-one reading for new hires and columnists (a lot of people like to use the word "joint" for some reason). Crimes against language happen every day, sometimes (believe it or not) even on Eater. For example, why would anyone ever refer to a group of chefs as "top toques" or use words like "kerfuffle," "brouhaha," or "hullabaloo"? Beats me. With the hope that it keeps future Eater editors honest, here's the list:</em></p> <p><br></p> <h3>THE EATER NATIONAL BANNED WORDS LIST</h3> <p>USE THESE AND THE FURY OF A THOUSAND HAILSTORMS WILL DESCEND UPON YOU.</p> <p> - <strong>joint</strong> (referring to a restaurant as a "joint" is sort of dismissive.)<br> - <strong>foodie</strong> (unless in a derogatory manner.)<br> - <strong>foodie-preneurs</strong> (come on)<br> - <strong>foodists</strong> <br> - <strong>foodsters</strong> (see "The resultant buzz has turned Toronto's <a href="http://www.postcity.com/Post-City-Magazines/September-2012/The-holy-ramen-empire/">foodsters</a> into a throng of screaming Bieber girls")<br> - <strong>eaties</strong> (credit to Rachael Ray for <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2011/12/30/rachael-ray-introduces-eaties-into-the-food-lexicon.php">that one</a>)<br> - <strong>toque</strong> (please do not ever refer to a chef as a "toque." A toque is a hat. Give people the respect they deserve and use a proper title.)<br> - <strong>top chef or top chefs</strong> (use "top chef" only when referring to the show. Print media olds use this term indiscriminately, especially in the UK, and it is confusing. One thing to not do: refer to all past contestants as "top chefs." The whole point of the show is to crown a singular winner, a "top chef" if you will. PR wonks will sell their clients who were unwinning previous contestants as "top chefs" and ugh. )<br> - <strong>top toques</strong> (omg come on)<br> - <strong>television toques</strong> (unreal)<br> - <strong>under a toque</strong> (see lines like "Chef TK now has two new jobs under his toque." <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2012/07/20/this-is-what-happens-when-you-wear-a-toque-all-day.php">This is what happens</a> when you wear a toque)<br> - <strong>cheftestant</strong> (this is a fake Bravo word. The preferred word is contestant or "cheftestapant." Credit goes to Max Silvestri for the latter. Hilariously, commenters get riled up almost every time we use it. See also <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2011/08/25/top-chef-just-desserts-season-2-episode-1.php">BGIC's brilliant run</a> on "-testant" with words like "egotestestants" + "bitchtestant.")<br> - <strong>chefstaurateur and cheflebrity</strong><br> - <strong>cheferati </strong><br> - <strong>cheffy </strong><br> - <strong>superchefs</strong><br> - <strong>cuisiniar</strong> (<a href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/2013/01/albert_adria_ticketsbar.php">huh</a>)<br> - <strong>startender</strong> (star + bartender = ughhhh.)<br> - <strong>douche, douchebag, douchey</strong> (be more creative!)<br> - <strong>foochebag</strong> (a portmanteau of <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2010/08/30/foochebag-is-a-word.php">"foodie" and "douchebag"</a> - use foodiot instead)<br> - <strong>suck, sucks</strong> (be more creative.)<br> - <strong>chow </strong><br> - <strong>chow down</strong><br> - <strong>nigh</strong> (as in "the end is nigh." it is not the 1830s.)<br> - <strong>kerfuffle</strong> (it is not the 1940s.)<br> - <strong>brouhaha</strong> (why)<br> - <strong>foofaraw</strong> (seriously)<br> - <strong>hullabaloo</strong> (come on)<br> - <strong>tussle</strong> (stop it)<br> - <strong>Hold yea ol' britches</strong> (<a href="http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2011/10/three_words_that_will_change_y.php">for real?</a>)<br> - <strong>food fight</strong> (too cheap and easy. use sparingly or not at all.)<br> - <strong>a-snicker</strong> (as in "food blogs had been a-snicker for days." People have actually published these words.)<br> - <strong>pens</strong> (as in "pens an article." no one does that. use "writes.")<br> - <strong>penned an ode</strong> <br> - <strong>tome</strong> (when describing a book)<br> - <strong>jumping the shark</strong> (just no.)<br> - <strong>at the end of the day</strong><br> - <strong>drool-worthy, mouth-watering, yummy</strong><br> - <strong>unctuous</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/Bourdain/status/230653036224184320">courtesy Bourdain</a>)<br> - <strong>BBQ</strong> (or barbeque or bar-b-que. use barbecue. the only exception is the rubric ZOMG BBQ or if "BBQ" is part of a restaurant's name)<br> - <strong>sat down with</strong> (especially when it was a phone or email interview, it reads funny.)<br> - <strong>anyhoo, anywhoo</strong> (no.)<br> - <strong>fingers</strong> (as in "The DA Fingers Donald Trump For Real Estate Malarkey." Ew ew.)<br> - <strong>malarkey</strong> (this is probably not a real word.)<br> - <strong>thank god</strong> (let's not bring religion into things)<br> - <strong>gosh</strong> <br> - <strong>nom</strong><br> - <strong>nom nom</strong><br> - <strong>nom nom nom</strong><br> - <strong>sammies, sandos </strong><br> - <strong>healthful</strong> (just say healthy)<br> - <strong>interweb, interwebs, intertubes, tweeps, ermahgerd, amazeballs</strong> (cutesy internet lingo is silly and gets dated so fast)<br> - <strong>peeps</strong> (don't be cute)<br> - <strong>deets</strong> (as in "Stay tuned for more deets")<br> - <strong>peep the deets</strong><br> - <strong>snarky</strong><br> - <strong>#winning, winning</strong> (Charlie Sheen is an unfunny man. Charlie Sheen references, even less so.)<br> - <strong>dear reader</strong> (this is so pandering and weird and ugh why.)<br> - <strong>hilarity ensues</strong> (it means nothing. Explain why something is funny. Or better yet, just be funny.)<br> - <strong>nosh</strong> (as in "you can also nosh on some fun snacks")<br> - <strong>victuals</strong><br> - <strong>adorbs</strong><br> - <strong>adorkable</strong><br> - <strong>foodieodicals or foodiodicals</strong> (It's fine when Food Book Fair uses it, but let's not make this a thing.)<br> - <strong>foodievents</strong><br> - <strong>foodstagramming </strong><br> - <strong>drinky-drink</strong><br> - <strong>foodie boner</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/eaterchicago/status/209766113343578112">uh</a>)<br> - <strong>fromage</strong> (just use the word "cheese," it's easy)<br> - <strong>tummy, tummyache</strong><br> - <strong>hold up g</strong> (<a href="http://seattle.eater.com/archives/2012/07/06/playboys-best-bars-includes-rob-roy.php">uh</a>)<br> - <strong>boo ya </strong><br> - <strong>yum or yum! </strong><br> - <strong>wax lyrical, wax poetic, wax nostalgic, wax philosophical </strong><br> - <strong>shakin' off the hatas</strong> (<a href="http://dallas.eater.com/archives/2012/07/31/only-38-left.php">uh</a>)<br> - <strong>get your gorge on</strong> (<a href="http://blog.zagat.com/2012/08/the-best-thing-we-ate-last-night_6.html">uh</a>)<br> - <strong>in other words</strong><br> - <strong>ruh-roh</strong><br> - <strong>begs the question (or any variant)</strong><br> - <strong>The more you know! </strong><br> - <strong>!</strong> (exclamation points are silly. F. Scott Fitzgerald: "Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke." We have all been guilty of this.)<br> - <strong>resto</strong><br> - <strong>somm</strong><br> - <strong>spot</strong><br> - <strong>preggers</strong><br> - <strong>cray cray </strong><br> - <strong>totes</strong><br> - <strong>shindig, soiree, fandango, or hoedown</strong><br> - <strong>modernist</strong> (except in relation to Nathan Myhrvold). Use progressive or whatever.<br> - <strong>nowadays</strong><br> - <strong>"What the what?"</strong> (<a href="http://seattle.eater.com/archives/2013/01/09/seattle-woman-lives-on-starbucks-for-a-year.php">uh</a>)<br> - <strong>'za</strong> (snazzy hepcat lingo. just use pizza.)<br> - <strong>suds</strong> (it's like using "toques" when referring to chefs. just use "beer")<br> - <strong>java</strong> (instead of coffee)<br> - <strong>vino</strong> (instead of "wine." see http://blog.zagat.com/2013/03/wine-time-momofuku-gets-new-vino.html)<br> - <strong>"grape juice" and "juice"</strong> (instead of "wine" too <a href="https://twitter.com/tomsietsema/status/241986451133313024">uh</a>)<br> - <strong>tipple, tippling </strong><br> - <strong>quaff </strong><br> - <strong>Billyburg</strong> (instead of Williamsburg)<br> - <strong>burgs</strong> (<a href="http://seattle.eater.com/archives/2014/01/02/updating-the-eater-sea-heatmap-where-to-eat-now-9.php">instead</a> of burgers)<br> - <strong>vacay</strong> (<a href="http://blog.zagat.com/2013/06/franklin-barbecue-to-close-for-one-week.html">just</a> use "vacation")<br> - <strong>DRUNKYPANTS</strong> (<a href="http://nola.eater.com/archives/2014/03/19/a-late-night-pizza-parlor-guide-for-drunkypants.php">uh</a>)<br> - <strong>WOMP WOMP</strong> (<a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2014/04/ramp-roundup.html">uh</a>)<br> - <strong>"Eater hears" </strong><br> - <strong>click through, after the jump</strong> (these are bloggy terms that only bloggers get. Also "after the jump" looks really dumb when you're on the full page and there is no jump.)<br> - <strong>click here</strong> (surely there is a way around this)<br> - <strong>we</strong> (just work around it.)<br> - <strong>"without further ado" </strong><br> - <strong>"as previously noted"</strong> (janky)<br> - <strong>'nuff said</strong></p> <p>· <a href="http://eater.com/tags/words">All Words on Eater</a> [-E-]<br>· <a href="http://eater.com/tags/http://eater.com/tags/eater-lexicon">All Eater Lexicon</a> [-E-]</p>
https://www.eater.com/2014/9/5/6680403/the-banned-words-list-on-eater-nationalRaphael Brion2014-07-30T09:00:48-04:002014-07-30T09:00:48-04:00Food TV
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<p>Television personality <strong>Adam Richman</strong> is a classy guy, what with his <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/01/travel-channel-pulls-adam-richmans-show-after-instagram-tirade.php">recent expletive-filled tirade on social media</a> (in which he told a woman to kill herself). NBC ignored his vile behavior and <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/16/nbc-is-not-canceling-food-fighters-even-though-adam-richman-is-a-monster.php">aired his new show <strong><em>Food Fighters</em></strong> anyway</a>. Even though <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/23/food-tv-190.php">the show has gotten awful reviews</a>, <a href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/30/food-fighters-jumps-30-vs-last-weeks-debut/288370/">according to Zap2It</a> the ratings on last night's episode grew "<strong>+30% versus last week's premiere</strong> in 18-49 (to a 1.3 from a 1.0)." Apparently this is "the highest percentage increase from first to second telecast among all original series on the Big 4 so far this summer in 18-49." Expect a renewal. [Zap2It]<br></p>
https://www.eater.com/2014/7/30/6178873/food-tvRaphael Brion2014-07-25T07:10:52-04:002014-07-25T07:10:52-04:00Video Interlude
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<p><a href="http://teamcoco.com/video/84169/buzzfeeds-running-out-of-lists-vol-5">Here's <strong>Conan O'Brien</strong> with BuzzFeed's Running Out Of Lists, Vol. 5.</a> This time around, there's "27 Kick-Ass Milk Expiration Dates," "38 Punk Rock Musicians With Severe Peanut Allergies," and "<strong>11 Pizzas That Look Like Wounds</strong>." [Team Coco]</p>
https://www.eater.com/2014/7/25/6181163/video-interludeRaphael Brion2014-07-23T08:15:36-04:002014-07-23T08:15:36-04:00Listicle, Questioned
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<p><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/gridnailer/125x/http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/53c53f15f92ea12f9f010fff/askmrgoldsil2-thumb-520x315_400x400.jpg" alt="askmrgoldsil2-thumb-520x315_400x400.jpg" width="125" height="125" class="padded float-right"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-best-barbecue-says-who-20140722-story.html?track=rss"><em>Los Angeles Times</em> critic <strong>Jonathan Gold</strong> takes a break from reviewing restaurants and boldly questions the wisdom found on OpenTable's silly "top 30 barbecue" list.</a> Quote: "A list of the best barbecue joints that <strong>use OpenTable</strong> is nice, but pretty much beside the point... but the best barbecue is generally served at places that <strong>don't have plates or silverware</strong>, much less computerized reservation systems." [LAT]<span class="credit"><em>[<a href="https://twitter.com/thejgold">Photo</a>]</em></span></p>
https://www.eater.com/2014/7/23/6182443/listicle-questionedRaphael Brion2014-07-23T06:15:16-04:002014-07-23T06:15:16-04:00CREAMLAPSE: Watch a Hypnotizing Time Lapse of Ice Cream Melting
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<p><iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/101053847" width="660" height="371" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>This is just <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F101053847&referrer=eater.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F2014%2F7%2F23%2F6182585%2Fcreamlapse-watch-a-hypnotizing-time-lapse-of-ice-cream-melting" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a great (if very sad) video</a> of ice cream melting. Put together by Mateo Cabeza, it took "over 3500 photos" to make it happen. For more melting ice cream, <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/10/this-is-probably-the-best-video-of-ice-cream-melting-youll-see-all-day.php">see this other time lapse</a>, and if watching a three hour video of butter melting is your thing, well <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2014/06/24/this-is-just-a-good-video-of-a-stick-of-butter-left-out-at-room-temperature.php">here it is</a>.</p>
https://www.eater.com/2014/7/23/6182585/creamlapse-watch-a-hypnotizing-time-lapse-of-ice-cream-meltingRaphael Brion2014-07-22T04:30:59-04:002014-07-22T04:30:59-04:00The World's Most Elite Dining Club; Noisy Restaurants
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<p></p> <p>· <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Ffoodanddrink%2F10982411%2FClub-des-Chefs-welcome-to-the-worlds-most-elite-dining-club.html&referrer=eater.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F2014%2F7%2F22%2F6183323%2Fthe-worlds-most-elite-dining-club-noisy-restaurants" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Club des Chefs: The World's Most Elite Dining Club</a> [Telegraph]<br>· <a href="http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2014/07/22/why-does-noise-continue-to-grow-in-restaurants/">Why Does Noise Continue to Grow in Restaurants?</a> [ISSF]<br>· <a href="http://www.wired.com/2014/07/food-photography-2/">How the Weird Art of Food Photography Went Mainstream</a> [Wired]<br>· <a href="http://www.wxyz.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/put-to-the-test-why-dont-ice-cream-sandwiches-melt-anymore">Why Don't Ice Cream Sandwiches Melt Anymore?</a> [WXYZ]<br>· <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/17/world/asia/china-trademark-squatters-penfolds/index.html?hpt=ias_c2">Battling China's Trademark 'Squatters'</a> [CNN via <a href="http://boingboing.net/2014/07/21/chinas-trademark-squatters-c.html">Boing Boing</a>]<br>· <a href="http://firstwefeast.com/eat/dominique-crenn-career-changing-dishes/">The 10 Dishes That Made My Career: Dominique Crenn</a> [FWF]<br>· <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-22/roving-butchers-of-martha-s-vineyard-serve-localvores.html">Roving Butchers of Martha's Vineyard Serve Locavores</a> [Bloomberg]<br>· <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/22/333725880/some-food-producers-are-quietly-dumping-gmo-ingredients?ft=1&f=1053">Food Producers Are Quietly Dumping GMO Ingredients</a> [NPR]<br>· <a href="http://www.ctnow.com/food-drink/restaurants/a-la-carte/ctn-chef-aaron-sanchez-opens-paloma-in-stamford-20140721,0,7133028.story">Chef Aaron Sanchez Opens Paloma in Stamford</a> [CTNow]<br>· <a href="http://denver.eater.com/archives/2014/07/21/besthappyhourindenver.php">The Ultimate Guide To Happy Hour in Denver</a> [Eater Denver]<br>· <a href="http://ny.eater.com/archives/2014/07/new_yorkers_are_now_lining_up_for_veggie_burgers.php">New Yorkers Are Now Lining Up For Veggie Burgers</a> [Eater NY]</p>
https://www.eater.com/2014/7/22/6183323/the-worlds-most-elite-dining-club-noisy-restaurantsRaphael Brion2014-07-21T04:30:37-04:002014-07-21T04:30:37-04:00The Pie vs Cake Debate; 'Burrito Inflation' Is Here
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<p></p> <p>· <a href="http://www.vox.com/2014/7/19/5915647/pie-vs-cake-vox-debate">Pie vs Cake: History's Most Delicious Debate</a> [Vox]<br>· <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/20/investing/stock-market-lookahead/">Look Out: 'Burrito Inflation' Is Here</a> [CNN]<br>· <a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/07/19/332570027/not-my-job-french-laundry-chef-thomas-keller-gets-quizzed-on-actual-laundry?ft=1&f=1053">Thomas Keller Gets Quizzed On Actual Laundry</a> [NPR]<br>· <a href="http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/john-tesar-interview">Dallas Chef John Tesar on Saying "Fuck You" to Critics</a> [Esquire]<br>· <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/07/18/real_vegan_cheese_silicon_valley_s_answer_to_cashew_cheese.html">Silicon Valley Is Trying to Make Vegan Cheese</a> [Slate]<br>· <a href="http://online.wsj.com/articles/for-more-new-yorkers-tea-is-jolly-good-and-hitting-the-spot-1405906163">For More New Yorkers, Tea Is Jolly Good</a> [WSJ]<br>· <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/101834142#.">Banking on Farm-to-Table Trend: You Kill it, Hotels Cook It</a> [CNBC]<br>· <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/21/5922159/biodegradable-food-packaging-tomorrow-machine">Spectacular Food Packaging Decays With its Contents</a> [The Verge]<br>· <a href="http://nypost.com/2014/07/19/how-the-worlds-best-wine-was-kidnapped-for-a-1-3m-ransom/">How the World's Best Wine Was 'Kidnapped'</a> [NYP]<br>· <a href="http://seattle.eater.com/archives/2014/07/18/oyster-happy-hour-seattle-one-dollar-chear.php">Eight Oyster Happy Hours to Try Now</a> [Eater Seattle]<br>· <a href="http://ny.eater.com/archives/2014/07/robertas_wine.php">A Behind the Scenes Look at Roberta's Wine Program</a> [Eater NY]<br>· <a href="http://houston.eater.com/archives/2014/07/18/hugo-ortega-tracy-vaught-on-12-years-at-hugos.php">Hugo Ortega & Tracy Vaught on 12 Years at Hugo's</a> [Eater Houston]</p>
https://www.eater.com/2014/7/21/6184173/the-pie-vs-cake-debate-burrito-inflation-is-hereRaphael Brion2014-07-18T06:00:30-04:002014-07-18T06:00:30-04:00Stunts
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<p><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/gridnailer/175x/http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/53c926d2f92ea1127002ab61/tgi-fridays-appetizers-0714.jpg" alt="tgi-fridays-appetizers-0714.jpg" width="175" height="109" class="padded float-right"><a href="http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/07/tgi-fridays-now-offering-unlimited-appetizers-for-10-1.php">TGI Fridays is feeding America <strong>unlimited appetizers</strong> now</a>, and <a href="http://gawker.com/my-14-hour-search-for-the-end-of-tgi-fridays-endless-ap-1606122925">Gawker's Caity Weaver went and did it, dropping a 6,500-word longread to tell the tale</a>. Quote: "I wanted to call their bluff and eat appetizers until they kicked me out, to seek the limit of this supposedly limitless publicity stunt." Spoiler alert: she threw up a little. [Gawker]</p>
https://www.eater.com/2014/7/18/6184777/stuntsRaphael Brion2014-07-18T04:40:49-04:002014-07-18T04:40:49-04:00Taco Bell Declares Victory; World Cup Boosts Hospitality
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<p></p> <p>· <a href="http://www.burgerbusiness.com/?p=18192&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+burgerbusiness+%28%CE%B2urger%CE%B2usiness%29">As Expected, Taco Bell Declares Victory</a> [Burger Biz]<br>· <a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140717/ECONOMY/140719879/world-cup-fever-boosts-hospitality-employment">World Cup Fever Boosts Hospitality Employment</a> [Crain's]<br>· <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/the-recipe-for-turning-a-restaurant-into-the-hottest-spot-in-town-make-it-a-haven-for-alisters-and-dont-worry-about-the-food-9613485.html">Recipe for Turning a Restaurant Into a Hot Spot</a> [Independent]<br>· <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fnation%2F2014%2F07%2F17%2Fhealthy-lunch-challenge-winner-tennessee%2F12802379%2F&referrer=eater.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F2014%2F7%2F18%2F6184877%2Ftaco-bell-declares-victory-world-cup-boosts-hospitality" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tween "Chef's" Recipe Wins Her a White House Dinner</a> [USAT]<br>· <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/jams-increasingly-strutting-savory-side-24599077">Jams Increasingly Strutting Their Savory Side</a> [AP]<br>· <a href="http://online.wsj.com/articles/despite-healthier-habits-you-cant-corral-americans-taste-for-ranch-dressing-1405652418">You Can't Corral Some Folks' Taste for Ranch Dressing</a> [WSJ]<br>· <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28367992">Children Create Space Menu for UK Astronaut Tim Peake</a> [BBC]<br>· <a href="http://la.eater.com/archives/2014/07/17/hyde_sunset_a_gorgeous_new_weho_restaurant.php%20">HYDE Sunset, A Gorgeous New WeHo Restaurant</a> [Eater LA]<br>· <a href="http://ny.eater.com/archives/2014/07/mile_end_gawker_poutine.php">Mile End Gets in a Fight About the Definition of Poutine</a> [Eater NY]<br>· <a href="http://nola.eater.com/archives/2014/07/17/cane-and-tables-nick-detrich-talks-tales-tiki.php">Q&A: Cane & Table's Nick Detrich</a> [Eater NOLA]</p>
https://www.eater.com/2014/7/18/6184877/taco-bell-declares-victory-world-cup-boosts-hospitalityRaphael Brion2014-07-17T09:55:25-04:002014-07-17T09:55:25-04:00Chef John Tesar Bans Critic From His Restaurants Following 3-Star Review
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<p></p> <p>Earlier today chef <strong>John Tesar</strong> <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/17/john-tesar-slams-critic-over-review-you-really-suck.php">fired back at <em>Dallas Morning News</em> critic <strong>Leslie Brenner</strong></a> after she filed a three out of five star review of his new Dallas restaurant Knife, tweeting: "fuck you ! Your reviews are misleading poorly written,self serving and you have destroyed the star system and you really suck." <a href="http://dallas.eater.com/archives/2014/07/17/john-tesar-bans-leslie-brenner-from-his-restaurants.php">Now he tells Eater Dallas' Whitney Filloon</a> that he is <strong>banning</strong> Leslie Brenner from Knife as well his other Dallas restaurant Spoon. "I will never let her into another one of my restaurants again," said Tesar. "If she comes in and tries to review it, <strong>we will just politely ask her to leave</strong>." </p> <p>In the past <a href="http://www.thebraiser.com/john-tesar-interview-part-one/">Tesar has called</a> Brenner "probably one of the worst food critics I've ever seen in my entire life." Last year Tesar even had the above t-shirt made after Brenner <a href="http://dallas.eater.com/archives/2013/03/01/spoon-scores-four-stars-and-more-reviews.php">gave Spoon four stars</a>. He wants her out of Dallas: "If we took a vote … if this were Parliament, I think we could vote Leslie Brenner out of office," Tesar said.</p> <p>Such a strong reaction from a chef is not unheard of. Back in 2011, the Houston restaurant Liberty Kitchen & Oyster Bar <a href="http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/12-01-11-new-restaurant-bans-food-critic-alison-cook/">banned <em>Houston Chronicle</em> food critic Alison Cook</a> before they even opened. Also in 2011 neMesis Urban Bistro in Miami <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2011/08/19/restaurant-bans-critic-after-being-included-in-a-mean-listicle.php">banned <em>Miami New Times</em> restaurant critic Lee Klein</a> for including it in a listicle called "Six Worst Miami Restaurant Names." Most famously, perhaps, was when Red Medicine in LA <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2010/12/22/la-times-critic-s-irene-virbila-outed-by-angry-restaurateurs.php">kicked out the anonymous <em>LA Times</em> critic S. Irene Virbila</a> and then posted her photo online back in 2010.</p> <p><strong><em>UPDATE 7/17:</em></strong> Brenner writes: "I'm happy with my review of Knife. I put a lot of thought into it, and I stand by it. Our readers will form their own opinions once they read it, and I look forward, as always, to reading their comments."</p> <p>· <a href="http://dallas.eater.com/archives/2014/07/17/john-tesar-bans-leslie-brenner-from-his-restaurants.php">Tesar Bans Leslie Brenner From His Restaurants</a> [Eater Dallas]<br>· <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/17/john-tesar-slams-critic-over-review-you-really-suck.php">John Tesar Slams Critic Over Review: 'You Really Suck'</a> [-E-]<br>· <a href="http://eater.com/tags/the-critics">All Critics Coverage on Eater</a> [-E-]<br>· <a href="http://eater.com/tags/biting-back">All Biting Back on Eater</a> [-E-]</p>
https://www.eater.com/2014/7/17/6185163/chef-john-tesar-bans-critic-from-his-restaurants-following-3-starRaphael Brion