For those folks who tune into Washingtonian food critic Todd Kliman's weekly chogs, we know he can get a little outta control. If you were paying attention to the chog this morning, you may have noticed this rather interesting exchange:

DC: Hi Todd, Several well known chefs are lending their names to new restaurants in DC... Do you agree with DonRockwell of donrockwell.com that the latter two are merely "hype-driven, let's-give-the-restaurant-critics-an-erection outposts" or do you think these chefs and the restaurants will have something valuable to contribute to the dining scene?

Answer: I think it's only fair to see how things play out.

It's easy to say that food critics get a chubby by these kinds of arrivals...

Sadly, a few hours later his response was edited to:

It's easy to say that food critics get excited by these kinds of arrivals...

Maybe it's hard "keeping it up" with the bloggers scooping him on pizza. Although, we went to just four, and he visited fourteen; there's something to be said for stamina, after all... Maybe we shouldn't give him such a "hard" time.

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