Seeking Queries for Ask the Critics

Fork in the Road is soliciting questions from our readers for our weekly Ask the Critics column. Wondering where to take your girlfriend on a cheap date or need recommendations for Italian restaurants in the West Village? Go ahead, ask us anything, and we’ll have an answer for you!

Send your burning food- and dining-related questions to lshockey@villagevoice.com. Need an incentive? The first person to send along a quality question will receive a free cookbook!

Have a tip or restaurant-related news? Send it to fork@villagevoice.com.

This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on January 10, 2011

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Seeking Queries for Ask the Critics

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