L.A. Times Food Critic Decries Vietnam Restaurant Ambush

There are two main issues at play in the Tuesday, December 21st Tumblr outing of LA Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila. The first is the strange and ultimately indefensible behavior of Red Medicine co-owner Noah Ellis (pictured), whose decision to rudely photograph customer Virbila and post the picture on the website of his Beverly Hills Vietnamese eatery is juvenile, at best.