Letters To The NY Times

[Holly Moore]

I feel compelled to take issue with an article in today's Times Food Section. Not sufficiently compelled to actually post a letter, but am in the mood to send a scathing email?

Thing is I can't find the email address on their site. There is letters@nytimes.com but that seems to be for the op-ed page. Anyone know if it's the same for the food page and, if not, the proper address?

[Monica Bhide]

The person to send it to I believe is Sam Sifton

[Fat Guy]

I believe you just use letters@nytimes.com and they farm it out to the appropriate section editor. Put "Attn: Dining Editor" at the top.

In today's dining section, by the way, there are several letters about the chain-restaurants article from last week. All four letters take the same position. One would think there would have been a pro-chains letter in there, for editorial balance.

[Holly Moore]

In today's dining section, by the way, there are several letters about the chain-restaurants article from last week. All four letters take the same position. One would think there would have been a pro-chains letter in there, for editorial balance.

Perhaps no one from that hotbed of mediocre chain blight, the suburbs, reads the Times.

[Bux]

In today's dining section, by the way, there are several letters about the chain-restaurants article from last week. All four letters take the same position. One would think there would have been a pro-chains letter in there, for editorial balance.

Perhaps no one from that hotbed of mediocre chain blight, the suburbs, reads the Times.

I assumed Fat Guy was complaining that they didn't print his letter.

[guajolote]

Please tell us why you are so mad Holly.

[Holly Moore]

I'm saving that for the Times. I'll share it if they decline to print. But I will say, "Anthony Bourdain watch out."

[bourdain]

I'm right here.

Issues, corrections, criticism, exclamations of general distaste welcome.

[Fat Guy]

I'm right here.

Issues, corrections, criticism, exclamations of general distaste welcome.

"I'll take exclamations of general distaste for $300, Tony."

[Holly Moore]

Yup, knew you're "right here" when I posted. Just feeling a bit playful and sent in a correction letter in that vein.

[bourdain]

What did I screw up?

[Holly Moore]

Testicles

[Chef/Writer Spencer]

Scathing retorts are what Bourdain seems to invite with his unique point of view. If you're trying to dethrone the king of curmudgeons I say you're energies will be wasted. The guy's got a teflon alibi, he's or was a chef. This ought to be of great interest though.

[mcdowell]

What did I screw up?

Are pig's feet really considered "offal" (paragraph 9)?

That's the only thing questionable that I picked up.

Wish I'd have known about this ahead of time - would have been worth a quick jaunt to Portland.

[bourdain]

Spelling looks okay to me.

[vengroff]

Ok everyone, dig out the article and your fine-tooth combs. What's Holly got?

[slkinsey]

You know, Holly, it's really considered impolite to criticise a man's testicles.

[Holly Moore]

Spelling looks okay to me.

Never, ever would I have the balls to criticize anyone else's spelling.

[bourdain]

Curmudgeon? Me? I'm a fucking romantic!!

[Holly Moore]

You know, Holly, it's really considered impolite to criticise a man's testicles. 

Ok, a hint. For cannibal's pie, a man's testicles would be appropriate.

[slkinsey]

You know, Holly, it's really considered impolite to criticise a man's testicles.

Ok, a hint. For cannibal's pie, a man's testicles would be appropriate.

Ah HAH! Shepherd's Pie should have sheep testicles!

[Holly Moore]

Yup. Bull testicles for gaucho pie, perhaps.

[Varmint]

And THAT was problematic enough to warrant a letter to the Times??? Geesh, Holly!!!!

[slkinsey]

And THAT was problematic enough to warrant a letter to the Times???  Geesh, Holly!!!! 

Not exactly, I gather. Using my mind-reading abilities, I deduce that she isn't sufficiently compelled to actually post a letter, but might be in the mood to send a scathing email...

[Fat Guy]

I can just imagine when they get this letter, they'll probably post it on the wall of the newsroom with the "Top 10 crackpots of the week" selections.