Nashville Scene Writer Chides Publisher for In-House Ad

february 26, 2004  07:20 pm
Nashville Scene Writer Chides Publisher for In-House Ad
The ad offering a reward for information about damage to a Scene news rack included, in jest, a photo of the paper's restaurant critic. Kay West says it was disrespectful of publisher Albie Del Favero to run her mug without her permission. The Scene's Matt Pulle writes that he doesn't like the implications of the ad, which is one more episode in a dispute that began in October with West's not-so-flattering review of a pizza joint called MafiaOza's. He notes that "restaurant critics everywhere carefully guard their identities to avoid tipping off food establishments to their presence."