Tom Sietsema, The Post’s longtime food critic, is stepping down. In honor of his 26 years on the job, a re-run of one of our favorite episodes: a peek behind the curtain of the life of a food critic.

WASHINGTON — Born and raised in Worthington, Tom Sietsema's home life set him up for success in his career as food critic for The Washington Post. “I think one thing that sort of prepared me for my ...

Lo mein with buttery blue crab at Lucky Danger. Photograph by Rachel Paraoan. Lucky Danger—which began as a pandemic pop-up and has evolved into a sleek Penn Quarter dining room/mahjong parlor—aims to ...

How does one keep track of so many new (and old) restaurants in Austin? How does one do the job of a restaurant critic? Lots of dining, lots of dollars, lots of driving — and an iPhone full of food ...

Influencers have increasingly descended upon New Orleans in recent years to try out the cuisine in a city that has long been recognized as one of the top food destinations in the U.S. — and even the ...

How do you capture the essence of Austin dining — the places that define the city’s appetite, identity and soul? That’s the question Austin American-Statesman food critic Matthew Odam set out to ...

No wonder food critics are feeling introspective. Between publishing’s industrywide troubles, the ever-increasing speed (and seemingly decreased value) of online information, the mushrooming presence ...