Pardon His French
The Daily - Arts and Life - Saturday, April 9, 2011
“When you write a tough critique, you must make sure you take a clean shot, straight to the head.†Seated at the Ritz in Paris, the most feared restaurant critic in France leans back in his chair, making a slow-motion pantomime of taking a bullet to the brain. “You don’t want to get blood everywhere. That’s horrible.â€
His description recalls Jean Reno’s character dispatching a malfaiteur in “The Professional.â€
“If your work is good,†says the critic, “the chef won’t even call.”
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