Restaurant Reviews that Bite Back: Pete Wells Speaks Up and Out

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

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.

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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

2025-03-07 51 min

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