Robert Sietsema
Robert Sietsema was the food critic for the Village Voice from 1993 to 2013.[1][2] He is a member of the Organ Meat Society and contributor to Gourmet magazine.[3] After being laid off from the Voice in a round of downsizing, he was hired the following week by Eater, the New York City-based online food network, first as a feature writer before moving into the role of food critic.[4]
Biography
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 in a book publishing house and later became the bass player for a band called Mofungo for 12 years, which had Elliott Sharp on guitar. The band had several releases.
He started a newsletter called Down the Hatch and charged $10 a year for five issues.[5]
Selected publications
- The Top 100 Inexpensive Restaurants in New York City
- 10 Best Chinese Restaurants in NYC, 2013 Edition
External links
- Robert Sietsema at the Village Voice
- @RobertSietsema on Twitter
References
- ^ "Robert Sietsema, Restaurant Critic". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
Since 1993, Robert Sietsema has been eating his way through New York on behalf of the Village Voice; his specialty is shedding light on restaurants and cuisines that may have gone otherwise undetected by a broader audience. ...
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Robert Sietsema, the Village Voice food scribe and curator of its recent inaugural Choice Eats gala, is renowned for how closely he guards his anonymity....
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Backgrounder: Robert Sietsema". New York University. 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Michael T. Kaufman (October 6, 1993). "A Random Tasting Tour And the Flavor Is Ethnic". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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