John Lethlean prides himself on being a fearless restaurant critic, so it’s perhaps unsurprising he refuses to back down from a “sexist” review which has cost him his livelihood and made him a pariah in his own industry.
After leaving The Australian after 13 years in September, Lethlean was freelancing for several publications when he wrote a review of a new Perth restaurant, Shui, in February which caused so much anger among top female chefs and readers it is still a live issue a month later.
