In a new survey, The Daily Meal has asked some of America's top chefs to give some pointed criticism of the people paid to criticize them, and one came out on top.
If New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells flies in the face of popular sentiment with his low reviews (one star for the Shake Shack?), he's embraced convention with his first four-star review, awarding the paper' top rating to Eric Ripert's already lauded Le Bernardin.
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