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Robert Sietsema

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Robert Sietsemais an American restaurant critic. He wrote reviews and articles for theVillage Voicefrom 1993 to 2013.[1][2]He has also contributed toGourmetmagazine.[3]After being let go from theVoicein a round of downsizing, he was hired the following week byEater,the New York City-based food website, as a feature writer before moving into the role of senior food critic.[4]

Biography

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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 bandMofungoalongside guitaristElliott Sharp.[citation needed]

He started a newsletter calledDown the Hatchand charged $10 a year for five issues.[5]

References

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  1. ^"Robert Sietsema, Restaurant Critic".Gothamist.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-07-12.Retrieved2009-07-16.
  2. ^"New York's legendary food warrior takes aim at Restaurant Girl".Metromix.Retrieved2009-07-16.
  3. ^"Backgrounder: Robert Sietsema".New York University.2004. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-06-20.Retrieved2009-07-16.
  4. ^"Robert Sietsema author page, Eater".
  5. ^Michael T. Kaufman(October 6, 1993)."A Random Tasting Tour And the Flavor Is Ethnic".New York Times.Retrieved2009-07-16.
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