# Boston critic mocked online for high-minded Cheesecake Factory review

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/boston-globes-snooty-food-critic-ridiculed-for-pompous-review-of-the-cheesecake-factory-it-was-wretched/
- Published: 2026-11-03T02:24:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T02:47:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16259247/Boston-Globe-food-critic-ridiculed-pompous-review-Cheesecake-Factory.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Food, World

## Key points

- A Cheesecake Factory review became part of a political row.
- Readers mocked critic Devra First’s tone and commentary.
- Her chosen French dip cheeseburger cost $21.50.

## Summary

Boston Globe critic Devra First faced online ridicule after reviewing a Cheesecake Factory visit as part of the chain’s political moment. Her lengthy piece mixed food and décor criticism with commentary on President Donald Trump and his administration, leading readers to accuse her of snobbery and taking herself too seriously.

The restaurant had become a political talking point after Barack Obama compared Trump’s White House décor to a Cheesecake Factory, prompting Trump and other officials to defend the chain. First visited the Chestnut Hill restaurant with colleague Meredith Goldstein; she described its interior in scathing terms and ordered a French dip cheeseburger priced at $21.50, while Goldstein had a Santa Fe salad. Readers also noted that First did not review the chain’s signature cheesecake.

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