While I was away, Eater scored a picture of Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni. Funny, it's not how I imagined him looking at all. He looks like some 70s TV star, like maybe a buddy of the Six Million Dollar Man.

Update: Via email a reader points out that the photo of Bruni isn't much of a scoop. You can see it here on the HarperCollins website.

Posted on August 15, 2006

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