Robert Sietsema

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Robert Sietsema is an American restaurant critic. He wrote reviews and articles for the Village Voice from 1993 to 2013. [1] [2] He has also contributed to Gourmet magazine. [3] After being let go from the Voice in a round of downsizing, he was hired the following week by Eater , the New York City-based food website, as a feature writer before moving into the role of senior food critic. [4] In December 2024, he was laid off from Eater as part of a round of downsizing. [5]

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Biography

Of Dutch descent, Sietsema is from the Midwest. Around 1978, he left college to move to New York City, where his wife-to-be was moving. He worked for a book publishing house and played bass in the band Mofungo alongside guitarist Elliott Sharp.[ citation needed ]

He started a newsletter called Down the Hatch and charged $10 a year for five issues. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Sietsema, Restaurant Critic". Gothamist . Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  2. ↑ "New York's legendary food warrior takes aim at Restaurant Girl". Metromix . Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  3. ↑ "Backgrounder: Robert Sietsema". New York University . 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Robert Sietsema author page, Eater.com".
  5. ↑ "Facing company layoffs, Eater SF moves to new 'regional' model".
  6. ↑ Michael T. Kaufman (October 6, 1993). "A Random Tasting Tour And the Flavor Is Ethnic". New York Times . Retrieved 2009-07-16.


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