Tom Sietsema has been The Post’s food critic for 25 years. Over a quarter of a century, Sietsema has eaten at and reviewed thousands of restaurants.

For the past 25 years as food critic, I’ve shared lots of meals with readers, or at least lots of details about them. Not every morsel made it into my reviews, though.

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Your tour guides on this delicious journey are Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema and features reporter Sonia Rao. Ceibo. 2106 18th St. NW. ceibodc.com.

Tom Sietsema Tom Sietsema has been The Washington Post's food critic since 2000. He previously worked for the Microsoft Corp., where he launched sidewalk.com; ...

The Washington Post’s food critic, Tom Sietsema, named the restaurant the District’s best last year, and Zamudio says the restaurant sat more than 300 people last Friday night.