Robert Sietsema

Robert Sietsema is an American restaurant critic.[1] He wrote reviews and articles for the Village Voice from 1993 to 2013.[2][3] He has also contributed to Gourmet magazine.[4] After being let go from the Voice in a round of downsizing, he was hired the following week by Eater, the New York City-based food website, as a feature writer before moving into the role of senior food critic.[5] In December 2024, he was laid off from Eater as part of a round of downsizing.[6]

Biography

Of Dutch descent, Sietsema is from the Midwest. Around 1978, he left college to move to New York City, where his wife-to-be was moving. He worked for a book publishing house and played bass in the band Mofungo alongside guitarist Elliott Sharp.[7]

In 1989, he started a newsletter called Down the Hatch and charged $10 a year for five issues.[8] In 2025, he started a Substack newsletter called Robert Sietsema's New York.[9]

He is a "distant cousin" of Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Sietsema, Robert (2015). New York in a Dozen Dishes. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-544-45431-6.
  2. ↑ "Robert Sietsema, Restaurant Critic". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  3. ↑ "New York's legendary food warrior takes aim at Restaurant Girl". Metromix. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Backgrounder: Robert Sietsema". New York University. 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  5. ↑ "Robert Sietsema author page, Eater.com".
  6. ↑ "Facing company layoffs, Eater SF moves to new 'regional' model".
  7. ↑ "Robert Sietsema Will Never Stop Eating". Hell Gate. 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  8. ↑ Michael T. Kaufman (October 6, 1993). "A Random Tasting Tour And the Flavor Is Ethnic". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  9. ↑ "About Robert Sietsema's New York". EV Grieve: News About the East Village of NYC. 2025-03-09. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  10. ↑ "Two Sietsemas, One Mind". DCist. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  11. ↑ "Ask Tom: Rants, raves and questions on the DC dining scene". The Washington Post. 2018-05-09. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-10-07.


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