Influential Food Critic Mimi Sheraton Passes Away at 97

Mimi Sheraton, the pioneering food writer and restaurant critic who worked for The New York Times and other publications, has died at the age of 97. She was known for her discriminating palate, deft prose, and reviewing-in-disguise technique. Sheraton wrote 16 books, including restaurant guides, cookbooks, and memoirs. She was the first female food critic for The Times and calculated that she had eaten 21,170 restaurant meals professionally in 49 countries.