Former St. Pete Times restaurant critic Chris Sherman now a blogger for B-21
Chris Sherman was the St. Pete Times restaurant critic for 17 years, until he decided to give up the gig at the end of 2006 because of ongoing health problems. He remained a staff writer for the Times and became the restaurant editor and travel writer for its sister publication, Florida Trend Magazine, where he hands out the generically illustrious Golden Spoon Awards.
Now, as of November 1, he’s blogging for big Bay area wine and spirits shop B-21. Does that constitute a conflict of interest, considering his work at Florida Trend? Eh, it certainly wouldn’t here at CL, now that we’ve trended towards giving a voice to people in the community on our blog and in the paper. Although it is curious that in his first post, when he mentions his work at the St. Pete Times, the outgoing link goes to B-21’s weekly newspaper ad, not the Times site.










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The sushi chef has prepared a beautiful plate of salmon sashimi (raw sliced salmon). Trusting its quality and freshness, you dab a little wasabi on it, dip it in the soy sauce and toss it back. The buttery flavor melts in your mouth and, after $50 worth of sushi, you realize once again that you’ve had way too much! Did you ever stop to think where that salmon came from?













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