Food critic

Writer who analyzes food or restaurants A food critic or restaurant critic produces written commentary on dining experiences. Roles Food critics patronize restaurants to report on the food, service, and environment. According to the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, food critics should be aware of trends on both the global and local stages so that their audience can derive meaning from what they write. The school cites keeping up with restaurant openings, closings, and well-known chefs as examples of what "good" food critics do as part of their job. As believed by the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, the goal of food critics is to provide prospective restaurant goers with impartial reviews for them to be informed consumers, while offering the business exposure and keeping them accountable. Oftentimes, food critics will conceal their identity to ensure that favoritism does not affect the review's accuracy. Terminology and distinctions For some casual food bloggers, such as Lauren Monitz Durie, creator of The DownLo blog, being named as a food critic is a faulty description. According to Durie, food critics must eat at a restaurant at a minimum of three times and b