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How restaurant critic Hannah Goldfield is navigating her work amid the pandemic

JL;DR SUMMARY Hannah Goldfield, a food critic for The New Yorker, has adapted to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic by shifting the focus of her reviews. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New York CityCovid 19Food CriticRestaurant IndustryThe New YorkerPandemic AdaptationsDiningCulinary ExperiencesHannah GoldfieldTakeout

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Rockaway Beach, New York, United States
"On an afternoon in late July, Hannah Goldfield, the food critic for The New Yorker, was in Rockaway Beach ordering a bag of burgers and fries from the counter at Rippers..."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"...reportorial dispatches from a food writer isolated, for the most part, in her Brooklyn apartment, surviving on takeout and delivery..."
Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, United States
"In mid-May, she wrote about buying groceries from a Bedford-Stuyvesant restaurant pivoting to a different business strategy."
Astoria, New York, United States
"A couple of weeks later, Goldfield went to a drive-in movie at Astorias Bel Aire Diner, munching on plump mozzarella sticks and cheeseburger sliders."
Prospect Park, New York, United States
"More recently, she brought a meal to a socially distanced salon in Prospect Park."
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
"Goldfield, who is 33, began reviewing restaurants full-time for The New Yorker in 2018. It was the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition, yet she took a somewhat circuitous route to achieving her goal. Born and raised in New Haven, Conn., Goldfield decided early on in her childhood that she wanted to be a food critic after watching My Best Friends Wedding, the romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts as a lovelorn restaurant reviewer."

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