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Undercover Waiter
As a reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, Tom went undercover at three different restaurants
Darn Diguises!
Part of my "face" fell off in a bowl of steaming soup at one of Washington's best 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
- Stick to the Pizza: Tom Sietsema Reviews Potenza in Downtown Washington
- Same Chef, Different Outcome: Tom Sietsema Reviews Brabo in Old Town Alexandria
- Revamped and Revelatory: Tom Sietsema Re-Reviews Sushi Taro
- More for Less: Great Restaurant Meals Don't Have to Cost a Fortune
- Fresh but Flawed
Postcard From Tom
- Savannah, Ga.: Food Critic Tom Sietsema's Monthly Report From the Road
- Postcard From Tom Sietsema: 3 Restaurant Picks for Philadelphia
- Tom Sietsema Reviews Three Restaurants in Los Angeles
- Washington Post Food critic Tom Sietsema's Monthly Report from the Road: NYC
- Washington Post Food Critic Tom Sietsema's Postcard From Seattle
Dish: Restaurant News
- Dish: Hill Country Cookin' on the Horizon
- Dish: Edited Excerpts From the Going Out Gurus Blog
- Dish: Kaz's New Restaurant, Grilling at Poste, Military Discounts at the Inn at Little Washington
- Dish: New York Accents for a Steakhouse in the W Hotel
- Piney Branch Elementary Students Campaign for Reusable Lunchroom Trays, Utensils
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