619877 Thu May 14 12:32:25 -0700 2009 2 33 Food Media and News 0 4684018 Sad news for Wednesday mornings; a high bar has been set for the next reviewer. http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/frank-bruni-moving-to-times-magazine-bill-keller-announces/ Thu May 14 12:32:25 -0700 2009 165172 Kaelin 1 4684269 hmmm...on one hand, i'll miss the often hilariously accurate negative reviews on the other hand, perhaps they'll hire someone who knows something about Asian food, so we won't have to read purile lines like "I love sushi. It's so clean!" (in his review of Sushi Azabu) or random neophyte raves for places that are merely ok (Oriental Garden)... Thu May 14 13:42:00 -0700 2009 4684018 11077 Simon 2 4690881 But one commendable change at the NYT that coincided with his tenure was greater attention to non-Western cuisines. It was Bruni who reviewed Sripraphai ( http://events.nytimes.com/2004/11/03/dining/reviews/03REST.html ), and that piece ran in the lead review position, not the $25-and-under slot where Thai restaurants were relegated in the past. The dining section editors, as much as Bruni, have been responsible for the changing focus. It's resulted in great reporting like last summer's takeout on Flushing's Chinese food courts ( http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/dining/30flushing.html ), among other topics. Sun May 17 04:43:43 -0700 2009 4684269 10496 squid kun