About

My name is Jason Bell, and I’m a home cook and a dorm chef, a writer and a critic. Currently, I’m  Editor in Chief of The Columbia Review and Editor of the Parse.ly blog. I write about food and restaurant culture for the Columbia Daily Spectator, and about art, music, film, books, and travel for various publications. Other activities I enjoy besides eating include running, playing Scrabble, and gardening.

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Employing around a dozen correspondents at campuses across the country, The College Critic will be providing information on the restaurants, stores, dishes, and drinks that make your college campus tick. Every week, we’ll offer new restaurant reviews, interviews, and testimonials from college students. From Duke to Princeton, Washington University to Wellesley, The College Critic is coming to a college near you. Never dine without info again.