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Darn Diguises!
Part of my "face" fell off in a bowl of steaming soup at one of Washington's best restaurants
Undercover Waiter
As a reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, Tom went undercover at three different restaurants
Titanic buff
Tom interviewed a first-class survivor from the Titanic when he was 12 years old
About Tom Sietsema
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.
Dining Column
- How To Be A Better Diner
- A Ziebold Venture Heads South: Tom Sietsema Reviews Sou'Wester
- X.O. marks the spot for tasty Cantonese: Tom Sietsema reviews X.O. Taste Seafood
- A little to crow about: Tom Sietsema reviews Roscoe's in Takoma Park
- A seesaw of a dining experience: Tom Sietsema reviews Zentan in the Donovan House hotel
First Bite Column
- Chez Manelle, named with the future in mind
- New Washington gastropub is British, with Scotch on the side
- Tom Sietsema's First Bite: Kellari Taverna on K Street NW
- For Masa 14's new chef, a change of jobs and continents
- First Bite: Health food is fine, but Acacia's food is better
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