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What restaurant critics really think about food influencers

Nkechi Ahaiwe, a food influencer based in Los Angeles who runs the Instagram account@ eatwhateveryouwant with 63.5 K followers, films content at the West Hollywood location of Hollywood Burger on May 13, 2022.

Andi Berlin has been working in food media for more than two decades. She was the food critic for the Arizona Daily Star for seven years and is the current restaurant critic at the Arizona Republic in Phoenix. She views food influencers as a trend, rather than a threat to her profession.

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