Deb Hall wrote:Is it your understanding from Pableaux that Marty will still be doing all the reviews? I know Sarah didn't like to do them and wondered if this assignment of work might get mixed up a little with the new editor.
Deb, I have absolutely NO inside knowledge, but I think there's a slight misunderstanding of roles here.
The CJ's Food Editor (was Sarah, now is Pableaux) is a full-time staffer in charge of the entire food section, editing, making assignments and doing a great deal of the writing in the Wednesday Food section.
The Restaurant Critic (was Reigler, now Marty) is a free-lance contributor assigned to write the weekly restaurant review. And, apparently in Marty's case, also writing a weekly cool-food column.
Historically, it would be most unlikely for the food editor to take over the restaurant column, unless it was a major cost-cutting move. You may recall that one of my particular rants was that Sarah had started frequently writing articles about restaurants in the Friday "Dish" column that looked just like reviews but were non-anonymous and PRish, and readers had no clear way to distinguish between serious reviews and these puff pieces. I hope Pableaux doesn't do that.
