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Fun Facts
Favorite junk food
Fritos (Julia Child loved 'em, too)
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
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
- 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
- Not just another steakhouse: Tom Sietsema reviews J&G Steakhouse
- Delicious in its details: Tom Sietsema reviews Sahara Lebanese Market & Cafe
First Bite Column
- For Masa 14's new chef, a change of jobs and continents
- First Bite: Health food is fine, but Acacia's food is better
- First Bite: Seventh Hill Pizza on Capitol Hill
- Tom Sietsema's First Bite: Eola in Dupont Circle
- Tom Sietsema's First Bite: Social in Columbia Heights
Dish: Restaurant News
- Dish: Estadio adds a Spanish accent to Logan Circle
- Tom Sietsema's Dish: Great American is going Italian
- Tom Sietsema's Dish: Ris Lacoste's New Restaurant Is Close to Launch
- Going Out Gurus: No Scarpetta; Cleveland Park Vandalism
- Dish: Columbia Firehouse Lets Chef Go
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