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End of an Era: Tom Sietsema Retires as Food Critic

10/7/2025

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  • Tom Sietsema retires as Washington Post food critic, ending an era of anonymous reviews.
  • He pioneered reporting sound levels in restaurant reviews, now standard in the industry.
  • The Washington Post faces challenges reshaping its opinion coverage and has lost hundreds of thousands of readers.
  • While hiring conservative writers, layoffs and how the cuts were announced have hurt morale.