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CNN.com - Cafeteria critic develops a following - May 4, 2005

CNN.com - Cafeteria critic develops a following - May 4, 2005: "CARLISLE, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Rick Seltzer's interest in journalism and passion for food have thrust him into an unusual role at his high school newspaper: cafeteria critic.

Seltzer has written Rick's Cafe Critique, a regular feature in the monthly Periscope, since about midway through his junior year at Carlisle High School. He has graded everything from chicken patties to cheese steaks using a rating system of up to five 'sporks,' plastic utensils that combine a spoon and a fork.

It seems everyone devours his monthly bites of wisdom except for the cafeteria staff, oddly enough. But the 18-year-old senior says he doesn't want his musings to be mistaken for a high school-style Zagat guide."

posted by Dave @ 11:02 PM