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>She is a CRITIC. By the very definition, her articles >reflect her personal opinion about the places she >reviews; an opinion hopefully well trained and >refined. Unlike a movie or even live theatre >reviewer, a restaurant/dining critic must comment on >the service/food that he/she personally receives. > >How would it help her reviews if she said, "One diner >had to wait fifteen minutes to receive water and a >menu;" rather than, "I had to wait fifteen minutes to >receive water and a menu?" If that is really your >hang up, then keep beating the drum, but realize how >petty that complaint really is in this context. > >Again, as others have said, she is a huge improvement >over Liz Downer. She understands food and how to >convey the quality of a restaurant far, far better >than her predecessor. Your (and others) issues are >really a matter of style and taste (too personal, >etc.), but in terms of giving the flavor of the place >she is reviewing, she is a welcome change from Downer. > > >>Competent journalists don't inject themselves into >>their stories. Inept journalists and critics cannot >>help but do so. Millman most definitely falls into the >>latter category. Her faults ("I" "me") are no less >>profound than Downer's. >> >> >>>Couldn't agree more. I think Millman is a decent >>>writer, a good critic and a 489,000 percent >>>improvement over Liz "I'm from San Francisco, do you >>>know where that is?" Downer. >>> >>>I liked the use of the word "inflection" in that >>>context, think it worked well, but then again, I >>>didn't get straight As on all my 5th grade vocabulary >>>tests. I bet the poster who started this thread had >>>all of his/hers still up on the refrigerator. >>> >>> >>>>wow. you really got her where she lives. that was >>>>incredible. I'll bet management at the PG will read >>>>your >>>>well prepared, passionately argued critique of this >>>>woman's use of the word "inflection" and call her in >>>>to give her the heave ho. >>>> >>>>it's posts like yours that will prevent this board >>>>from ever being a place to discuss the issues facing >>>>pg journalism. as long as people use this board to >>>>launch nastly little attacks against people they >>don't >>>>like (or, as I'll wager in this case, envy) this >will >>>>be a place limited to 1. wanna be's, 2. has >beens, >>>>and 3. people who are currently gainfully employed >>in >>>>the local industry and check the board only to make >>>>sure someone isn't taking a nasty pot shot at them. >>>> >>>>the only "issue" in your post, i'd argue, is that >you >>>>wish you were the pg restaurant critic. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>>>href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08087/868111-2 >4 >>2 >>>. >>>>s >>>>>tm">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08087/868111-242 >. >>s >>>t >>>>m >>>>></a> >>>>> >>>>>My favorite sentences: >>>>> >>>>>"On one visit, they were garnished simply with >>>>>Shropshire blue cheese. On another, chorizo and >>>>>Shropshire blue lent the dish a Spanish >inflection." >>>>> >>>>>The American Heritage definition of "inflection." >>>>> >>>>>"The act of inflecting or the state of being >>>>inflected. >>>>>Alteration in pitch or tone of the voice. >>>>> >>>>>Grammar >>>>> >>>>>- An alteration of the form of a word by the >>addition >>>>>of an affix, as in English dogs from dog, or by >>>>>changing the form of a base, as in English spoke >>from >>>>>speak, that indicates grammatical features such as >>>>>number, person, mood, or tense. >>>>>An affix indicating such a grammatical feature, as >>>the >>>>>-s in the English third person singular verb form >>>>>speaks. >>>>>The paradigm of a word. >>>>> >>>>>- A pattern of forming paradigms, such as noun >>>>>inflection or verb inflection. >>>>> >>>>>- A turning or bending away from a course or >>position >>>>>of alignment." >>>>> >>>>>So Millman, the great food writer, doesn't even >have >>>>>her word usage straight? She can't tell >"inflection" >>>>>from "flavor" or "overtone?" >>>>> >>>>>It's bad enough that by the last graf, she thinks >>>>>readers might care to hear about how she >effectively >>>>>"outed" herself as a "critic" by showing up at this >>>>>obviously nice bistro on a night when most >customers >>>>>are known regulars. I call this "padding." >>>>> >>>>>Another couple of these turkeys and someone's gonna >>>>>start a "bring back Lizzie" movement.

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