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Mar 2025
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Restaurant Reviews that Bite Back: Pete ...

Milk Street Radio
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Pete Wells, former New York Times restaurant critic, joins us to look back on his most infamous reviews, plus why he blasted Guy Fieri’s Times Square restaurant but loved Señor Frog’s. Photojournalist Kate Medley reveals why some of the best food in the South is served at the gas station; we make Cantonese Stir-Fried Black Pepper Beef and Potatoes; and Chris and Sara Moulton answer listener calls. Get this week’s recipe for Cantonese Stir-Fried Black Pepper Beef and Potatoes here. Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio is produced by Milk Street, in association with GBH Co-Founder: Melissa Baldino Executive Producer: Annie Sinsabaugh  Senior Editor: Melissa Allison Senior Producer: Sarah Clapp  Producer: Caroline Davis  Production Intern: Marisa Orozco Production Help: Debby Paddock Additional Editing: Sydney Lewis Audio Mixing by Jay Allison at Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole Massachusetts Theme Music: "Hang Tan" by Toubab Krewe Additional Music: George Brandl Egloff
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