Thu 20 Aug 2009 9:53 am
My review of outgoing New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni’s memoir, Born Round,
I’ll be talking with Bruni when he visits Seattle — probably over a meal (I was glad when I learned we shared a favorite), although I did suggest to his people that, given the memoir’s focus, a walk around Green Lake would also be nice. If you have questions for him, feel free to either write them in the comments or e-mail me at rebekahdenn at gmail.com.
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Haha, can I dine with him? :P Only if he comes to Toronto, though.
Okay, seriously, uh…
What does he think of truffle oil?
What does he see being the next trend?
How much do the restrooms count in the reviews?
Do you care if there are condiments on the table?
I hate when someone hovers with a giant pepper mill. Do you have strong feelings about them?
What I’m really curious is about how his relationsihp with food has changed. Based on the article in the NYT sunday magazine, it basically sounded like he grew up with a sort of eating disorder, which I hear is quite common for people who go into the food industry (no, really). I’d be interested to hear if he thinks his relationship with food is more or less healthy after having worked as a restaurant critic. (sorry about the roundabout way of asking!)
I was reading a piece of his just yesterday in which he wrote about kids who either use food for comfort or learn to fear it and alluded to his problems controlling his own eating. It made me wonder how he squared his job as a restaurant critic with his efforts to maintain a healthy weight.