You Heard It Here First      11/20/2008  

Gael Greene Ousted at New York Magazine

Gael Greene, New York’s longtime restaurant critic, has gotten the mitten from the magazine, the august scribe is telling the world:

Gael Greene, the brand name of restaurant journalism for 40 years at New York magazine has been fired by the magazine effective immediately. The magazine gave her one last hurrah with a coverline on “The Most Important Restaurants in 40 Years” in its 40th anniversary issue October 6, 2008, and said goodbye six weeks later.  “I describe it as cutting off your nose to spite your face,” Greene said. At her premature “retirement” Greene was no longer the weekly critic, having asked to be replaced in 2000, setting off an 18-month search for a replacement that brought on Adam Platt in January 2002. She remained on the masthead as a contributing editor to write a weekly column called “Insatiable Critic.” She also created a virtual restaurant magazine of her own at www.InsatiableCritic.com

From our point of view, there’s no shame in any of this for either Gael or New York. Greene had a long and unforgettable run at the magazine, but Adam Platt is the chief restaurant critic now, and there’s no sense in trying to have two critics. But I for one will keep reading Gael’s blog, Insatiable Critic. She still gets around plenty (no, not that way!) and still breaks big stories. And, she’s still Gael Greene, which is more than I can say. Good on her.

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3 Responses to “Gael Greene Ousted at New York Magazine”

  1. Times are tough for Everyone « Just can’t get enough of that tasty stuff on November 21st, 2008 1:59 pm

    [...] worked the restaurants in this city for the past FOURTY (40) years and now…she’s been laid off. “Gael Greene, the brand name of restaurant journalism for 40 years at New York magazine has [...]

  2. coco on November 21st, 2008 10:11 pm

    This ouster was years and years overdue. Her descriptions and “cuter than candy” language was, most of the time, so nauseating that she took away anyone’s appetite. Plus, her ego that came crashing through every review rivaled Hillary Clinton’s.

    I say good riddance - FINALLY!!!

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