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“You can't write about a horrible restaurant - if it's a Ma & Pa restaurant no one wants to see you kick Ma & Pa in the chops.”

Quote by Robert Sietsema

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Robert Sietsema

Robert Sietsema is a renowned food critic whose career spans multiple areas including food writing, editing, and publishing. Although his exact birth and death dates are unknown, his contributions to the field of food culture and culinary criticism are significant. more

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