Tom Sietsema stepped down as food critic of the Washington Post after 25 years last month. Now, the paper has named his successor: Elazar Sontag, former restaurant editor at Bon Appétit.

In his previous role, Sontag oversaw Bon Appétit‘s Best New Restaurants list, which most recently included Baan Mae and La’ Shukran among 18 other restaurants across the country. He also helped launch a column on restaurant etiquette and led a magazine feature on queer food culture that was nominated for multiple National Magazine Awards. He previously worked at Eater and Serious Eats and has freelanced for the Post. Before he became a full-time writer, he briefly worked in restaurant kitchens as a high schooler in his hometown of Oakland.

While Sietsema attempted to remain anonymous, Sontag notably does

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