Re:Twilight of the Imperial Chef
by noelwelsh on Thursday August 06, 2020 @09:05AM
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It's not intended to be a record of fact. It's in the "Critics Notebook", which means it is an opinion piece (as is all criticism; do you expect a review of, say, a movie to be an entirely factual document with no opinion?)
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This isn't a criticism of a particular movie or book.
> For decades, the notion of the lone genius in the kitchen has fostered culinary creativity — and restaurants marred by abuse and unfairness. This may be the time for change.
This is the first paragraph - it is clearly making claims and an argument for something.
Most people reading this would view this as an argument with evidence as such which it presents - it is not a criticism of a book.