World-Herald Food Critic

I've been so busy that I didn't even notice until now, but apparently World-Herald food critic Nichole Aksamit was either let go or quit the paper.  The rumor I heard- for what it's worth, as this is very much just a rumor- is that it was over her attempts at writing a negative review about new restaurant The Brick House.  Now I'm not saying this just because she was formerly my neighbor, but what a terrible decision by the newspaper.  Honestly, I thought she could be a bit nitpicky from time to time, but I'm generally more easy-going than most folks when it comes to food.  She was by far the best food critic the World-Herald has had in my lifetime and always had interesting things to write about.  Just one more reason that print is dead- you can get fired/forced out for actually doing your job and critiquing a restaurant.

On a related note, for those unsatisfied with the recent World-Herald coverage, here's a link to a new guy in town doing things with that newfangled online media.