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>I can't understand the level of vitriol directed at >China Millman. She's certainly not my cup of tea, >necessarily, but I don't get why her writing is so >objectionable, or why she takes so much heat on this >board. She's far from the worst writer at either >paper, and she is writing features, for goodness sake, >not political analysis. Lighten up. >There are much more deserving targets on which to >focus your irritation, to be sure. >And no, I'm not China, and I've never met her or >worked with her. > > > >>It only took one and a half graphs for China Millman >>to insert herself into the story this time. >> >>She writes in Sunday's paper, "Still, Bourdain's >>extended description of his own food television >>hierarchy, combined with the timely kickoffs of new >>seasons of Bravo's "Top Chef" and Fox's "Hell's >>Kitchen," got me thinking." >> >>Oh, did it get YOU thinking, China? It made YOU think, >>huh? >> >>Can you please try to get through a few graphs (let >>alone a whole piece) without using the following >>words: Me, my or I? >> >>On top of that, when was Anthony Bourdain in town? Two >>weeks ago or so? Why a story now? Were you busy >>regaling us on why Pittsburgh establishments will >>never be as great as their counterparts in New York or >>San Fran? >>Is that why it took weeks for a follow up on Bourdain? >> >>For the life of me, I have no idea what anyone sees in >>China Millman except, of course, herself. And, oh >>yeah, she'll tell you about it.

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