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>Academic credentials are nice but you've got to be >able to get it across. She spends too much time on the >"I" "me" business. I think they should have hired >someone from elsewhere who had the experience as a >restaurant critic and journalist that Millman clearly >lacks. > >>Took about 1.1 seconds to Google this from Culinary >>Media Network >> >>"A Harvard graduate, China also studied the culinary >>arts via Le Cordon Bleu's program at the Pennsylvania >>Culinary Institute." >> >> >> >> >> >>>They should have hired someone with more experience >>>and not just some kid. Seems if you have a Master's >in >>>anything you are more employable by the PG even >though >>>an MA doesn't show anything so far as journalistic >>>competence or even writing skills. Just what are Ms. >>>Millman's credentials for her position? I have yet to >>>see anything on the paper's website indicating any >>>qualifications at all. That's why a suspicion exists >>>she's somebody's friend or relative. Again, had they >>>gotten a real "star" dining reviewer to replace >>>Downer, no one would be raising the issue. >>> >>>But they didn't. >>> >>>>I agree that features duplicates much of what is >>>>available from national media or from colleagues >>>>elsewhere at the paper. Movie reviews are an obvious >>>>exammple. But restaurant reviews are exactly the >sort >>>>of thing that local news sites should provide. It is >>a >>>>distinctly local service that makes sites like the >PG >>>>valuable. Lots of people are looking for ideas for >>new >>>> places to eat; in that light, even a bad restaurant >>>>review can be helpful. China might not be the best >>>>reviewer in the world, but she's not that bad >either. >>>>Give her a chance to grow into the job. >>>> >>>>>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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