Link day: Eat Chinese better, etc.

Frank Bruni, ex-New York Times restaurant critic, waxes philosophic about the field. Best point: Critics can never see a restaurant the way a regular does. Read more here.

If only for the title, read "The Ignorant American's Guide to Eating Better Chinese Food" here (but it's actually worth reading in its entirety if you're a novice.

And what about MSG, anyway?