Tom Sietsema’s 25 year reign as food critic of the Washington Post is coming to an end. He announced today that this will be his last week on the job—while also publicly revealing his face for the first time. Sources tell Washingtonian that Sietsema was among the journalists who took a buyout in July, though he stayed on to finish his fall dining guide.

Until now, Sietsema was one of the longest tenured full-time critics still reviewing restaurants in America. His term just barely exceeds that of his predecessor, Phyllis Richman, who was Post critic for 24 years. Only the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Craig LaBan remains in the same job longer.

It’s a role that most people tend to hold onto like Supreme Court justices. Critic Michael Bauer departed the San Francisco Chronicle after

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