Newspaper restaurant reviews

[Andy Lynes]

All London based as far as I know.

[jayrayner]

I've always had a passing fondness for Terry Durack too, ever since I read his contribution to Conran's "Restaurants".

It's a guide to restauranteurs on how to get a good review.  I got to the stage of 'ow, it hurts to laugh this much'.

A question, apropos regionality:

Do the better critics tend to be London based? Mainly SE England?

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I'm very regional. I live in Brixton instead of Notting Hill like all the others.

[jayrayner]

I've always had a passing fondness for Terry Durack too, ever since I read his contribution to Conran's "Restaurants".

It's a guide to restauranteurs on how to get a good review.  I got to the stage of 'ow, it hurts to laugh this much'.

A question, apropos regionality:

Do the better critics tend to be London based? Mainly SE England?

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Oh sorry. Just noticed you were asking about the 'better' critics.

Edited February 24, 2006 by jayrayner (log)

[JudyB]

I don't think the restaurant community really know who she is

-- Harry

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They haven't got a clue and are desperate to find out - her audience is huge and she is genuinely influencial in London. All the other critics just think they are.

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This morning's Guardian has an article all about The unknown food critic, although in typical Grauniad style they can't even decide how to spell her surname!

[Basildog]

The strange thing is Marina is the only critic that i do know what they look like.

[Charlie O]

Is it me or does anyone else think its a coincidence that a fairly easily researched story runs a mere 7 days after it was first discussed here...

[Bapi]

Anyone wishing to know what she looks like is very welcome to forward me an exorbitant amount of money, for which I will supply you with a rather flattering photograph of her.

[Andy Lynes]

Is it me or does anyone else think its a coincidence that a fairly easily researched story runs a mere 7 days after it was first discussed here...

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The piece does seem to be apropos of absolutely nothing doesn't it?

I can exclusively reveal that the April edition of olive has the first ever picture of Marina to be published in a national magazine as part of its "Critics off duty" feature. I don't know why she hasn't been spotted before because, as a completely featureless black shilloutte, she must stand out a mile in a restaurant.

Edited February 27, 2006 by Andy Lynes (log)