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>I think it's because the PG management shows bad >judgment in going from one bad dining critic, Downer, >to another who while younger is just lousy in a >different way. Trib has a bad feature section but >outguns PG on restaurant reviews hands down. PG thinks >they need all these high-falutin' types. Why's a paper >losing this money filling positions as if all's well? >Some dailies in less trouble than the PG are slashing >feature coverage even movie reviewers and so forth. JR >Block is obviously in some kinda denial. I would not >have wasted money filling that position when Downer >left. As many people care about restaurant reviews as >care about Rawson's theater critiques. > >>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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