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New York Times Names Co-Chief Restaurant Critics
The pair, Ligaya Mishan and Tejal Rao, are part of an effort to expand starred restaurant reviews across the country, the company said.
The New York Times has appointed Ligaya Mishan and Tejal Rao as co-chief restaurant critics, the first time that the news organization will have more than one, the company announced on Wednesday.
The change is part of an effort to expand starred restaurant reviews across the country, instead of focusing them almost exclusively in New York, The Times said. Ms. Mishan and Ms. Rao, who have written about food for The Times for years, take over a role that Pete Wells held for over a decade before stepping down last year.
Emily Weinstein, the editor in chief of Food and Cooking, and Sam Sifton, an assistant managing editor, said in a statement that they had an “ambitious new plan” to cover the nation’s restaurants in a more visual, personal and transparent way. Ms. Rao will work from California, while Ms. Mishan will be based in New York, and both will travel frequently.
