This week the New York Times announced the replacement for restaurant critic Frank Bruni. The lucky person is Sam Sifton. He has been with the Times since 2001. Most recently he has been the Times' cultural news editor. Before that he was deputy dining editor, dining editor and deputy culture editor. He is 43 and went to Harvard.
I could only find this tiny picture of him.
The Times seems to have removed the pictures on their website that had been up previously. Of course, the critic is supposed to be sort of undercover when dining, but I don' think that always works out. There is a discussion about critics and anonymity in the Diner's Journal blog.
Sam will take over in October.
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