Tom Sietsema
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Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted April 12, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY
INSIDE D. SHUSTER's GARDEN: "As I stop to smell the flowers in my garden, I wish everybody a happy, healthy, + peaceful spring." -- Former MSNBCer David Shuster in a Monday ... [FishbowlDC]
Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted September 23, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY
Reporter channels inner Mary Poppins
"Didn't have an umbrella so nice hotel doorman gave me one. Thing is, it's like 4 ft long...I feel like Mary Poppins." -- TWT White House reporter ... [FishbowlDC]
This Just In: Conde Nast Moving Bon Appetit To NY, EIC Fairchild Out - Posted September 20, 2010
Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema just tweeted:
"This just in: Conde Nast plans to move Bon Appetit from LA to NY. Top editor Barbara Fairchild will bid adieu after 32 years."
As soon as we know more, we'll update this post.
Update: MediaWeek has a ... [MediaJobsDaily]
Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted September 14, 2010
Quotes of the Day
Pop Rocks - it's all coming back
"OMG. Has anyone tried Pop Rocks as an adult? This stuff is freaky. Why did we put this in our mouths as kids? #pleasemakeitstop"
- ABC News's Amy Walters in a Monday tweet.
White House reporter down on this fast food steak
"YUCK. Chipotle's steak... [FishbowlDC]
Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted June 9, 2010
Quote(s) of the Day
Cox loves a good OTR foul-mouthed lawmaker
"Discovering that MoCs [members of Congress] can be deliciously catty and foul-mouthed off the record. Maybe I'll come to the Hill more often..."--GQ's D.C. Correspondent Ana Marie Cox in a Tuesday tweet.
Journo prepares for gazpacho and... [FishbowlDC]
Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted June 7, 2010
QUOTE(S) OF THE DAY
A sweet father-son moment
"Showing my son how to shine shoes."
Slate's John Dickerson in a weekend tweet.
WaPo weather watcher
"Tornedo watch in/around DC? That blows." Followed by: "A minute ago, the streets were bone dry around here. Now? Full-on monsoon co... [FishbowlDC]
Fruitcake Doesn't Have to Imhibit Fair Reporting - Posted December 17, 2009
Sometimes journalists have to accept gifts for the sake of the craft.
WaPo's Reliable Source's Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts did just that for their ... [FishbowlDC]
Sietsema: Commissary Responds - Posted November 4, 2008
We told you yesterday about the hot water that Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema finds himself in. The Post chastised him after he wrote a harsh review of a restaurant where someone he used to have a "personal relationship works."
Well, now, the restaurant -- The Commissary -- has respo... [FishbowlDC]
WaPo To Sietsema: There Was A Bug In Your Soup - Posted November 2, 2008
From the Washington Post's "Editor's Note":
Critic Tom Sietsema should have recused himself from reviewing the Commissary, a restaurant featured in the Oct. 29 Food sec... [FishbowlDC]
Morning Reading List, 07.18.08 - Posted July 18, 2008
Good morning Washington. Above, Luke Russert and James Carville spearhead XM radio's coverage of the MLB All-Star Game.
Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary... [FishbowlDC]
City Paper's Worst Food Writing Awards - Posted October 19, 2007
The Post's Joe Yonan and Tom Sietsema, The Washington Times' Corinna Lothar, the New York Times' Marian Burros, Washingtonian's Todd Kliman and DCist's Rawn James Jr. all get "honored" by the City Paper.
... [FishbowlDC]
Sietsema Takes 2nd in AFJ Contest - Posted August 27, 2007
The Post's food section didn't take home any honors at the Association of Food Journalists annual contest (neither did the NYTimes, by the way), but its chief critic, Tom Sietsema, did. Sietsema took second in the "Best Newspaper Restaurant Criticism" category.
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