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I am not a food critic. Or a chef. Or even a professional writer. What I am schooled in the art of, however, is enjoying myself.

A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way.

I wanted to write a food book, but I'm not a chef or an expert on culinary matters, to put it mildly.

I used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

I'm a professional food eater.

I don't cook. I don't know anything about food. I've never reviewed a restaurant.

You can be a decent critic if you know about food, but to be a really good one, you need to know about life.

The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.

I'm not really a food connoisseur.