New York
Pete Wells dishes on life as New York Times restaurant critic
One of the world's most powerful restaurant critics, New York Times columnist Pete Wells filed his final review this summer. He reflects on dining out five nights a week for the past 12 years, all in the line of duty.
Ryan Bartlow, the chef and co-owner of Ernesto's, a Basque restaurant in Manhattan, revealed the dirty little secret New York City restaurants don't like owning up to: Tucked in a cabinet above the service station was a photograph of Pete Wells, just... [5323 chars]