Critiquing the Critics

Critics Made Mission Chinese Jump Shark?

Mission Chinese Food
Mission Chinese Food

“The second some cool new place like Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco is discovered, it’s swarming with writers at the Times, Bon Appetit, GQ, and any other place that pays a food critic ungodly sums of money to live like a God. The end result is that such restaurants become overrun with critics and cameramen … Food critics don’t help readers find restaurants anymore. They RUIN them.” — Drew Magary in a mostly pointless rant about how food critics like Pete Wells shouldn’t have expense accounts, or something. [Gawker, Earlier]

Critics Made Mission Chinese Jump Shark?