1.   Dad, the dining critic, extols its virtues to next generation.

2.   Esquire dining critic John Mariani regards him as one of the finest chefs anywhere.

3.   Flip on the radio in the rental car, and dining critic Tom Fitzmorris is doing his daily three-hour call-in show.

4.   Our dining critic subs the usual head cabbage with napa, radicchio and frisee.

5.   Researching the article was adventurous in many ways, says dining critic Christiane Lauterbach.

6.   The dining critic for The Times-Picayune had trashed her restaurant.

7.   Wells, the dining critic for the International Herald Tribune, is considered the last word on the best cafes and restaurants in this city known for great food.