Read more Le Figaro stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34808/le-figaro.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 20:36:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47855/paris-food-critic-gets-taste-of-his-own-medicine.htmlJason Farago<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=171396&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331234037' border='0' />Even by the standards of food-obsessed Paris, the exacting tastes of François Simon stand apart: The acerbic critic for the newspaper Le Figaro called one superstar chef "a clown" and "a fake peasant," and once described a meal as "a three-star crucifixion." But last month, Simon took a risk: he...Francois Simon, the acerbic food critic for Le Figaro, failed to impress diners when he took to the kitchen himself.http://www.newser.com/story/47855/paris-food-critic-gets-taste-of-his-own-medicine.htmlWed, 14 Jan 2009 09:23:01 CST