I find Big Fish to be a great little place -- very eccentric and
picturesque. The food is usually excellent. What Jen doesn't
mention is really the most important draw: the food is fresh.
That's its big appeal. Sometimes dishes are a little underdone
or overdone. Maybe there's not enough breading or too much. But
the seafood is always fresh and very simply prepared.  Perhaps
the problem isn't with Big Fish. Jen may have failed to
harmonize properly with her role as audience member.  Thomas
Cermait  Now the Good News: Jen Is a Heckuva Lot Better Than the
Others Bring back Jen Karetnick! These other food critics are
really bad. Victoria Pesce Elliott: What a pretentious name! Her
writing style is embarrassingly reminiscent of my ninth-grade
efforts, when my teacher would say, "Lili, your style is
creative, but avoid redundancy." Elliott actually said some
drinks tasted like Slurpees, then continued with: "I'm not
saying they weren't good." She also implied she regularly writes
food criticism. Surely that can't