By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 10/17/12 4:07pm

Food for Thought

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Even Restaurant Critics Have a Hard Time Getting Reservations at Blanca

Roberta’s, the popular Bushwick pizzeria/farm/radio station opened an exclusive 12-seat “tasting room” last summer. But just how exclusive is Blanca? It’s so exclusive that New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells and New York magazine’s Adam Platt both began their reviews this week by explaining just how very, very hard it is to get one of the 12 seats.  Read More

By Molly Fischer 5/14/10 4:26pm

Food Feud: McNally v. New York

Restaurateur Keith McNally and New York food critic Adam Platt are busy guys, but not too busy for a little Internet feuding. Platt’s one-star review of McNally’s latest, Pulino’s, prompted an angry response from McNally; Platt has now responded to the response.

In his letter, McNally dismissed Platt as a “bald, over-weight” Read More