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January 22, 2000
Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (born 1920)
Craig Claiborne
Craig Claiborne was an American restaurant critic, food journalist and book author. A long-time food editor and restaurant critic for The New York Times, he was also the author of numerous cookbooks and an autobiography. Over the course of his career, he made many contributions to gastronomy and food writing in the United States.