Patricia Brooks

[Joanne Davis]

Is it me???????
What is up with Patricia Brooks' reviews???? I can't take it!!! Does anyone agree? She has taste in her feet (and I haven't seen her shoes).

[livin2eat]

i would love to start a petition to have her retire! stephanie lyness is much better and definitely qualified, knowing her training .re: brooks, i don't think she even visits most of the restaurants worth reviewing in the state/area. how such a prestigious newspaper could be so clueless about her reviewing strategy and style, is beyond me. i have heard she is rather "mature" as well and who knows what her palette is like as a result. our state's restaurants should be being reviewed by someone who has training or experience working in the craft and has a handle on the nation's if not the world's dining and cooking trends and scenes. she appears rather clueless in all areas and sticks to a few chefs/restaurants story after story. the ny times should be more objective. really. complain to her editor at the regional section (it covers nj, ct and westchester) at the times...

[missmar79]

this is an old post but i wanted to bump it up.
what are foodies these days thinking about patricia brooks' reviews lately?

[sibeats]

That her time has come! Her reviews are consistently inconsistent...her descriptions of the food and service rarely match her rating.

[Joanne Davis]

same! She should retire.

[lillydaisy]

Agreed. My complaints are these: she reviews places way too early sometimes which is completely unfair to them. - She has overlooked some very good places for some political reason I guess. - Her tone is obsequious, Stephanie Lyness is a better writer and much more fair in her reviews.

[Elizzie]

Well, she certainly has her "pets"--I don't think she's ever eaten in an Italian restaurant or one in New Canaan that she didn't think was wonderful. Frankly, I just don't read her reviews anymore.

[Pete Oldtown]

She lives in New Canaan. Her son Chris was best friends with my younger brother. And both went to school with Ann Coulter, who was a deadhead nazi even back then.

I haven't seen her reviews in years and years, but she must be nearly 80 by now. That might explain some things. And let's face it, Fairfield County is not exactly a foodie paradise.

[ChefJune]

Thanks, Pete. I was wondering who the ____ she was!

[tdchow]

I think she's still good...what review(s) did you take issue with?

[Joanne Davis]

please, someone must have an opinion here....the frustration of going to a restaurant that was reviewed in the TImes.....being dissapointed yet again......and it is always her!