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Monday, January 2, 2006 12:00 AM

Food slut

People say great food is like great sex. But after two years of reviewing trendy restaurants, chatting with charming chefs, and indulging in fatted duck breast, I've lost my appetite.

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  • Monday, January 2, 2006 11:12 AM

    Rockstar Writers

    When the editor announces a shift to food-porn style writing, it's after Ann returns from a monthlong vacation. The vacation obviously came too late, since Ann had already been putting on her brave-girl face for a few months. Can anyone begrudge the editor a change in personnel? Ann's fall from grace was a long time coming.

    The rockstar writer began to lose her passion and started showing frustration with editorial policy. This was followed by a passive-aggressive policy of snipping critical magazine articles, after which she was finally replaced by a passionate and inexpensive amateur with some writing skill.

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