- R u t h r e i c h l When the New York Times restaurant critic dared to challenge the tyranny of French snoots, she sparked a messy food fight at the newspaper of record. By DWIGHT GARNER Illustration by Elizabeth Kairys War of the Times' dining divas. That's the screaming headline the New York Post recently placed atop a Page Six item about Ruth Reichl, the current New York Times restaurant ...www.salon.com/nov96/interview961118.html