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Titanic buff
Tom interviewed a first-class survivor from the Titanic when he was 12 years old
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
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.
Postcard From Tom
- Tom Sietsema's Postcard: When dining in Richmond, head to Acacia and Mezzanine
- Postcard From Tom: Minneapolis
- Postcard From Tom: San Francisco Bay Area
- Postcard From Tom: In Vegas, a Diner's Jackpot
- Savannah, Ga.: Food Critic Tom Sietsema's Monthly Report From the Road
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