Rob Broadfield
{{Short description|Restaurant critic}}
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Rob Broadfield is an Australian restaurant critic and food writer. He has been described as 'Perth's most eminent food critic'.{{Cite news |last=Broadfield |first=Rob |date=16 May 2022 |title="I was told my kind of journalism is expensive" After 16 years, restaurant reviewer Rob Broadfield to leave The West Australian newspaper |work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/perth/programs/drive/critic-rob-broadfield-leaves-the-west/13884248}}{{Cite web |last=Myles |first=Cameron |date=2022-05-13 |title=Star food and wine critics exit WA’s only daily newspaper as Zempilas contemplates winding back radio |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/star-food-and-wine-critics-exit-wa-s-only-daily-newspaper-20220513-p5al3z.html |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=WAtoday |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2017-06-13 |title=Rob Broadfield Weekend in Broome raises $500,000 for Telethon |url=https://www.telethon7.com/news-events/news/rob-broadfield-weekend-broome-raises-500000-telethon |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Telethon |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Awards flow for Margaret River |work=The Australian |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Flife%2Ffood-drink%2Fwills-domain-wins-was-restaurant-of-the-year-in-states-2018-good-food-guide%2Fnews-story%2Fd9d88c633a2f266efb4c9eda2706e5d7&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-low-test-score&V21spcbehaviour=append}} He was described by the ABC as 'very much the definition of the bon vivant'.
Career
He wrote for The West Australian newspaper between 2006 and 2022. He is now a food writer for WAtoday.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=Rob Broadfield |url=https://www.theage.com.au/by/rob-broadfield-p536fd |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=The Age |language=en}}
He was the founding editor of the Australian Good Food Guide, an entertainment magazine owned by Seven West Media.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=Rob Broadfield |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/by/rob-broadfield-p536fd |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=WAtoday |language=en}}
In a 2022 interview discussing his retirement from The West Australian, Rob described the rise of social media influencers as a competitive pressure impacting upon his genre of journalism. Consistent with his paper's editorial policy, his reviews have always been independent; with no payment for reviews. He has criticised the practice of paying influencers in return for reviews.
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