Robert Sietsema

Robert Sietsema is an American restaurant critic. He wrote reviews and articles for the Village Voice from 1993 to 2013.[1][2] He has also contributed to Gourmet magazine.[3] After being let go from the Voice in a round of downsizing, he was hired the following week by Eater, the New York City-based food website, as a feature writer before moving into the role of senior food critic.[4]. In December 2024, he was let go from Eater as part of a round of downsizing.[5]

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 for a book publishing house and played bass in the band Mofungo alongside guitarist Elliott Sharp.^[citation needed]

He started a newsletter called Down the Hatch and charged $10 a year for five issues.[6]

References

1. "Robert Sietsema, Restaurant Critic". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
2. "New York's legendary food warrior takes aim at Restaurant Girl". Metromix. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
3. "Backgrounder: Robert Sietsema". New York University. 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
4. "Robert Sietsema author page, Eater.com".
5. "Facing company layoffs, Eater SF moves to new 'regional' model".
6. Michael T. Kaufman (October 6, 1993). "A Random Tasting Tour And the Flavor Is Ethnic". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-16.

External links

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