The former Washingtonian food critic is hosting a series of talks in Petworth.

During today’s Washingtonian chat with food critic Todd Kliman, one chatter asked Kliman for his opinion about a YouTube channel started by General Store chef and owner Gillian Clark, which features a number of video reenactments of customer requests and behavior. Clark has gotten in trouble in the past for her somewhat less-than-polite behavior toward customers. The chatter notes: “The bulk of [the videos], under the title “A General Store Re-enactment” seem to consist of Gillian and Robin mocking their customers…But this public mocking of the people who want to give her money seems to be beyond the pale.” Kliman agrees with the chatter, due to what he views as a lack of humor in the videos.

Much A-Dough About Nothing Over the last two weeks, Todd Kliman’s chatters have gotten riled up over CityZen’s Parker House rolls. A chatter wrote in about his/her experience at CityZen a few months ago with pleasant servers and delicious food. But then he/she complained that his/her party of seven requested a second serving of the Parker House rolls. Apparently the server hesitated and seemed uncomfortable, but said he would check with the kitchen. The chatter…

Countdown to Westend Bistro It’s almost here. The opening that all the foodies in town have been waiting for. The one that all the critics are getting more than a little excited about. The chef that makes all the ladies swoon with his French accent. Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert at the Ritz-Carlton on Thursday, November 8. Menus have been posted to their web site leaving many, including Don Rockwell posters, mystified. Rather than…

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…

Go home. Tell your boss it’s for your own safety. Maybe it’s the heat or people who are waiting to go on summer vacation, but it seems that there’s madness in the city. I should have known it was getting bad when I spotted this tree with a ring of cheese curls around it. The madness certainly seems to have infected Todd Kliman of Washingtonian. If you didn’t catch his chog this week, you…

Welcome to this week’s Feed, coming to you from Albuquerque, N.M.! This Feed will be a little more free flowing than usual. Why? I’m sitting on the patio, drinking a Fat Tire, enjoying the dry climate, and looking out on Sandia Peak. I just wanted to rub it in. 2007 RAMMYs To Feature Snakes That’s what “Black Tie and Boas”—the theme of this year’s RAMMY awards dinner—means, right? Tuxedos and Anacondas? Seems like a bad…

For the last few weeks you couldn’t read any D.C.-area food publication without seeing something about Robert Wiedmaier’s Brasserie Beck. And all before it even opened. From Wiedmaier guest hosting Todd Kliman’s chog, two pre-opening mentions in DCist’s Weekly Feed, and frequent but casual mentions by The Washington Post and the blogosphere. And here Beck’s is being written about yet again. Whoever the restaurant’s publicist is, she’s sure earning her keep. The best way to…

To Beck With It The buzz is all over the place about Brasserie Beck, Robert Wiedmaier of Marcel’s new Belgian gastropub on 11th and K, NW. Though not open quite yet (scheduled for an opening in the next couple of weeks), the Brasserie scored two articles in this week’s Post, and a post full of restaurant eye candy over at the Washingtonian. The Post used Beck as the latest example in the growing trend of…

It’s hard to know where to start this week, given all the news in Washington’s food world. Chef changes, award nominations, scandals, and battles have enveloped us without us even noticing. Let’s dig right in, juicy stuff first. Review Not, that Ye be Not Reviewed A couple weeks back we told you about a fight between New York Times critic Frank Bruni and restaurateur Jeffery Chodorow. Now, close your eyes, replace Frank Bruni with a…