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If the critic sticks to the food, service and decor-this is fine. But Bruni and others do not. They have attacked the people behind the establishments.

Bruni is as guilty of sexism as the rest of the 4 star chefs are guilty of discrimination for not employing non-whites or women in their wait staff. (Jean-George Vongerichten withstanding)

Anything to do with the food industry has a lot of bias against women.

sandro, restaurant reviewing is itself "engaging in attacks on a person's livlihood."

"First, anyone who has ever dined with Bruni (I have had a couple of meals with him in the company of women) would tell you he adores women."

Ed, Ed, Ed. I can only assume you have been blogging too fast in the last few days to realize what you were typing.
I can make no judgment or assumption about Bruni -- I've certainly never dined with him. And I suspect the charge stems more from percentages than blatant sexism on his part. (After all, when those two dozen Rising Star chefs paraded onstage Monday night at Avery Fisher Hall, the male chefs weren't exactly outnumbered by the female ones.)
But one can be sexist and still "adore women." I've experienced enough professional encounters with men who appeared to have suffered a spinal injury that kept them from raising their eyes higher than the twin protuberances on my chest to know that.
Yes, those men probably "adore" women, too. But the issue isn't adoration. It's respect and the ability to look past male/female expectations (and raise one's eyes high enough) to fairly judge the work.