Name Pete Wells | Role Columnist | |
Awards James Beard Award for Magazine Feature with Recipes Profiles | ||
New York Times Restaurant Critics | Interview | TimesTalks
Pete Wells is, as of 2015, the restaurant critic for the New York Times. He was appointed to the position in November 2011, succeeding Sam Sifton.
From 1999–2001 Wells was a columnist and editor for Food & Wine. Wells was articles editors at Details from 2001 until 2006, when he joined the Times as dining editor. Wells is the recipient of five James Beard awards for food writing.
Wells's scathing 14 November 2012 review of Guy Fieri's American Kitchen and Bar was described by Forbes as "likely the most widely read restaurant review ever."
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