Robert Sietsema

Robert Sietsema was the food critic for the Village Voice from 1993 to 2013.^[1][2] He is a member of the Organ Meat Society and contributor to Gourmet magazine.^[3]

Biography

Of Dutch descent, Sietsema is from the Midwest. Around 1978 he left college to move to New York City, where his wife-to-be was moving. He worked in a book publishing house and later became the bass player for a band called Mofungo for 12 years, which had Elliott Sharp on guitar. The band had several releases.

He started a newsletter called Down the Hatch and charged $10 a year for five issues.^[4]

Selected publications

• The Top 100 Inexpensive Restaurants in New York City
• 10 Best Chinese Restaurants in NYC, 2013 Edition

External links

• Robert Sietsema at the Village Voice
• @RobertSietsema on Twitter

References

1. "Robert Sietsema, Restaurant Critic". Gothamist. Retrieved 2009-07-16. Since 1993, Robert Sietsema has been eating his way through New York on behalf of the Village Voice; his specialty is shedding light on restaurants and cuisines that may have gone otherwise undetected by a broader audience. ...
2. "New York’s legendary food warrior takes aim at Restaurant Girl". Metromix. Retrieved 2009-07-16. Robert Sietsema, the Village Voice food scribe and curator of its recent inaugural Choice Eats gala, is renowned for how closely he guards his anonymity....
3. "Backgrounder: Robert Sietsema". New York University. 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
4. Michael T. Kaufman (October 6, 1993). "A Random Tasting Tour And the Flavor Is Ethnic". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-16.