Eater Can't Figure Out Who Lee Klein Is

Today Eater's national arm did a nifty -- well, if you are in the restaurant biz -- roundup of anonymous restaurant critics, and guess who was mentioned? Our own Lee Klein. While most of the anonymous epicures are exposed in photos, Eater couldn't come up with a image for Klein,...

By Jose D. Duran

April 19, 2010

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Today Eater's national arm did a nifty -- well, if you are in the restaurant biz -- roundup of anonymous restaurant critics, and guess who was mentioned? Our own Lee Klein. While most of the anonymous epicures are exposed in photos, Eater couldn't come up with a image for Klein, instead describing him as bearing "a striking resemblance to actor Robert Englund (AKA Freddy Kreuger)."

Lee should probably be insulted. His rotund body can hardly make it through our office door as he wheels himself in his favorite Scooter Store power chair.

Eater also says Lee never makes reservations, preferring to just walk up sans disguise. We don't know what you would call the glued-on mutton chops and monocle he wears when we comes into the office, but it looks rather like a disguise to us.

Guess Miami chefs will have to continue living in fear -- never knowing when Lee will walk-up and give 'em the ol' Mr. Chow.

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Jose D. Duran is associate editor of Miami New Times where he primarily oversees the arts and culture and music beats. Jose joined the New Times staff in June 2008 but has been covering Miami culture since 2005. His work has also appeared in publications likeVice, Billboard, and Spin. He’s earned numerous accolades including placing first for Weekly Newspaper Contest: Business Reporting from the Florida Press Association in 2020; placing third for the Writing: Light Feature from the Florida Press Club in 2019; and placing third in Weekly Newspaper Contest: Best Obituary from the Florida Press Association in 2015. Jose holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida.

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