Snooty food critic ridiculed for pompous review of Cheesecake Factory
Boston Globe food critic Devra First has been ridiculed by readers after turning a Cheesecake Factory review into a political commentary.
TL;DR
- Boston Globe food critic Devra First's review of The Cheesecake Factory became a political commentary.
- Readers accused First of snobbery and taking herself too seriously.
- The review was prompted by a political exchange between former President Obama and President Trump regarding the restaurant's decor.
- First described the restaurant's interior negatively and found a French dip cheeseburger to be 'wretched.'
- Critics pointed out the review's lack of focus on the restaurant's signature cheesecake.
- First concluded that The Cheesecake Factory offered common ground for Americans of different political persuasions.