# Are Restaurant Critics Obsolete? Part 2

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Podcast: [Special Sauce with Ed Levine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/special-sauce-with-ed-levine-496852)
Published: 2026-03-06T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On part 2 of our revealing and refreshingly honest conversation with three of the best food critics in America, Hannah Goldfield of The New Yorker , Bill Addison of The Los Angeles Times , and Elazar Sontag of The Washington Post , all three are not feeling particularly sanguine about the future of restaurant criticism in general. And it's not just social media to blame. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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