- Tom Sietsema
- Critic
Weaned on a beige buffet a la “Fargo” in Minnesota, Tom Sietsema is the food critic for The Washington Post. In thinner days, he was a critic for Microsoft Corp.’s sidewalk.com and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer; and a food reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle.
This is his second tour of duty at the Post. Sietsema got his first taste in the ‘80s, when he was hired by his predecessor to answer phones, write some, and test the bulk of the Food section’s recipes. That’s how he learned to clean squid, bake colonial cakes and distinguish between nutmeg and mace.
First Bite of Unum
Chef Phillip Blane adds special touches to familiar dishes at his new Georgetown restaurant.
Acclaimed Town House chefs leave — for D.C., maybe?
John Shields and his wife, Karen Urie Shields, are scouting restaurant locations in the Mid-Atlantic, Tom Sietsema reports.
Ask Tom -- Water water everywhere
Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema discusses the DC dining scene
- Ask Tom -- Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema discusses the DC dining scene
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- Ask Tom -- Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema discusses the DC dining scene
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