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.A negative architectural commentary isn't going to cause the razing of a building.A bad movie review won't drive a theater to bankruptcy.The critic who finds fault with adance company or symphonic orchestra's performance isn't going to provoke the demiseof the company.But a negative review of a restaurant can, and often does, put thatrestaurant out of business forever.Therefore while restaurant critics serve the public, they must also remember the responsibility they have to the men and women whose futurelivelihood depends on their opinions.Standards for a good restaurant critic should include extensive knowledge of foodingredients and preparation, esthetic judgment, and an understanding of how restaurantsfunction as a business.Each of those qualities requires experience, experience that canbe developed through study and personal investigation.Conscientious restaurant criticsdine out often and in many places.In the process, restaurant critics develop aprofessional approach to the evaluation process.The professional restaurant critic will, in the final analysis, consider the intent of arestaurant when making a value judgment.A family­oriented, budget restaurant is nottrying to provide the same experience as a gourmet French emporium.But eitherrestaurant can be judged as excellent—or poor—according to how well they succeed indoing what they set out to do.A good restaurant critic is never a causal consumer; he orshe is a consummate observer, analyzing every food and every operation within therestaurant.Dining out for a restaurant critic is not a social occasion; it's a job.Page 2641.Live entertainment (ice revues, comedy shows, circuses, and so on)2.Architecture3.Painting4.Sculpture5.PhotographyLive entertainment reviewing and criticism have many of the same concerns as dramatic reviews and concert reviews.It is difficult to say anything negative about such all­American institutions as ice revues and circuses.These articles tend to be more review and less criticism.But, as he observes, there is a limit to how much you can hold back.Judgment based on local standards may be your best guide.Architecture reviewing has become increasingly important since a Pulitzer Prize for criticism was awarded New York Times critic Ada Louise Huxtable.Architecture critics such as Paul Gapp of The Chicago Tribune are well known in their cities and in the industry.The construction boom in the Sun Belt has illustrated the role of major structures in creating the personality, or face, of a community in the past 30 years and it continues.The new cities of this century have been characterized by their architecture, and the role of the critic is becoming more significant.A handful of newspapers and magazines use architecture critics as their cities continue to change.Because there is no second chance in terms of buildings, these critics should be on the inside of what is happening in terms of planning in the community before it happens.Other arts such as painting, sculpture, and photography are most often presented in galleries and museums in special exhibitions and in standing or permanent exhibitions.These exhibitions often say much about the cultural state of the community that displays them, placing a degree of importance on criticism of these exhibitions.Most written evaluations of these exhibitions are descriptive, as they should be, for persons who might want to see the exhibits.Often, painting, sculpture, and photography exhibits are housed in a facility together and a single reviewer or critic is called on to discuss each in a single or perhaps separate review at different times.In these reviews, attention is seldom given to a single item unless it is so dominant that it commands the attention.Showings are also often presented by artist or by group of similar style artists [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]