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Gael Greene
American restaurant critic, author, novelist (1933–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gael Greene (December 22, 1933 – November 1, 2022) was an American restaurant critic, author, and novelist. She became New York magazine's restaurant critic in fall 1968, at a time when most New Yorkers were unsophisticated about food and there were few chefs anyone knew by name,[citation needed] and for four decades both documented and inspired the city's and America's growing obsession with food. She was a pioneering "foodie."[1]
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Born | December 22, 1933 (1933-12-22) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | November 1, 2022 (2022-12) (aged 88) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Education | University of Michigan |
Occupation(s) | Food critic, author, novelist |
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