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When we were 12 years old all we cared about was our noble quest to rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon; little David Fishman is already writing restaurant reviews for GQ. What is wrong kids these days? You may recall the bile that creeped up your throat when you first read about Richman's absolutely adorable habit of critiquing restaurants in his li'l diary. When your parents are well-connected Upper West Siders, it's the sort of thing that gets you a NY Times profile, a CBS Early Show segment (video), then a movie deal, then a beat down by frustrated bloggers still living with roommates in their 30s. Well, now Fishman's gotten published in GQ, in the column space where dining critic Alan Richman usually opines. Richman was inspired to take Fishman to four star seafood restaurant Le Bernardin after chef Eric Ripert talked a bit of trash about the precocious gourmand, saying, "Let's not glorify kids who are going to break our balls. This is not fair. Hopefully, when he's 18 and writing officially, I'll be retired." But despite being disappointed by the octopus, Fishman's guest-review is highly favorable, though he "realized with a pang how much it hurt to be mesmerized by a chef who hates me." Get used to it, kid.
Awww: Kid Critic Now Reviewing Restaurants for GQ
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this douchebag kid doesn't even wear long pants yet and his mom still buys his clothes. but i guess he is just as qualified as the overrated bruni, since being a "critic" is not a real job.
since being a "critic" is not a real job
What is a real job? Define and describe in detail.
"In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so."
A "critic" is a man who creates nothing and thereby feels qualified to judge the work of creative men. There is logic in this; he is unbiased -- he hates all creative people equally.
--Robert A. Heinlein
That kid is in desperate need of an atomic wedgie.
Aww? Barf. I blame his probably very obnoxious yuppie parents.
Typical case of wealthy Jewish parents pushing their kids into place where they don't belong. Ridiculous, but they'll make money off of it.
Would monsieur like to see the wine list?
Uhm, on second thought, here's a Snapple to go with your filet mignon. Care to sniff the bottle cap? Punk.
Is this that kid that I read about who was making sausage and mozzarella in some salumeria in Little Italy, or is this another brat?
That's another kid!
I don't understand how this kid can give such high scores--he needs to have a few more years of eating crap food to refine his criteria.
agreed. i never wanted anything more than shepherd's pie at that age (the frozen kind).
I think you guys should leave the kid alone. Precocious kids usually turn out to be pretty successful.
You guys just feel jealous that people will listen to the opinions of a 12-year old over yours.
^^ Obviously Fishman's mom ^^
HA ha ha!!!
It's not jealouss-- the situation is just absurd.
fortunately, there are also those who are onto the fawners.
http://sardonicnews.blogspot.com/2008/11/2032s-jeffrey-steingarten.html
enjoy.
Children do not have the same tastebuds as adults.
Read here:
http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/217901-post1.html
The findings may help to explain why some children are more attracted to sweet-tasting foods, as well as why taste and food preferences appear to change with age:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050211084620.htm
when I was 12 I never ate anything more than hotdogs and annies pasta. I also refused to eat anything green. who is this little shit?
Will he opine on quality of food served on his own bar-mitzvah, a show-off spectacle paid by his parents?
After many years of loyal readership, I let my subscription to GQ lapse in 2001. Thanks for confirming it was a good choice. At least, unlike New York Mag, they didn't send a collecting agency after me for allowing it to expire.
I hear there's an 8 year old chinese girl writing brilliant reviews on the west coast and that she's headed this way...and she's even cuter and more precocious than this elderly has-been. Guess it's a tough racket.
kids who do adult things usually turn out fucking weird.
Isn't it kind of embarrassing to GQ readers that GQ believe a 12-year old is the person best in touch with their tastes?
he should be out getting picked last for a game of pick up, not writing about John Dory. there are going to be so many pity-showups at his bar mitzvah.
i'm really just taking my jealousy out on him