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About Sam Sifton
- Sam Sifton (born June 5, 1966) is an American journalist and Food Editor at The New York Times.
- He was previously the paper's National Editor.
- Sifton has also worked as deputy dining editor (2001); dining editor (2001–04); deputy culture editor (2004–2005), and culture editor (2005–2009).In October 2009, Sifton succeeded Frank Bruni as restaurant critic for the Times.
- Sifton's last review as restaurant critic was published October 11, 2011. Sifton graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with an A.B.
- degree in history and literature in 1988.
- He began his journalism career as assistant editor for American Heritage magazine in 1988.
- From 1990 to 1994, he taught social studies in the New York City public school system. Sifton held a number of positions at the weekly New York Press during his tenure there from 1990 to 1998, including restaurant critic, contributing editor, senior editor, media critic, and managing editor.Sifton was a founding editor of Talk (magazine) in 1998 before coming to the Times in 2001.
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