Update, December 16, 2019:



The woman who claimed a Washington Post restaurant review exposed her husband for cheating has come forward and admitted the whole thing was a joke. That was fun while it lasted.



The original comment that went viral was a thank you to the food critic Tom Sietsema for posting a photo of her husband with another woman. It said: “Well Tom your latest review is accompanied by a picture of my husband dining with a woman who isn’t me!” According to The Post, the woman emailed Sietsema to admit her little prank and the IP address did match up to the one used for the original comment.

The woman, who only identified herself as a "40-year-old lawyer" to The Washington Post to avoid embarrassment said she had two main reasons for posting the deceitful comment. Firstly, she has reportedly been cheated on in the past and has thought up this unfortunate scenario before in her head.

Secondly, she had just come home from happy hour before posting it. Which... is a mood.



Original Post, December 2, 2019:



One restaurant critic’s weekly interactive chat got a little spicier than usual last week after an anonymous poster said the writer accidentally exposed her cheating husband in a review.

The woman wrote in to Washington Post critic Tom Sietsema’s weekly live chat column "Ask Tom" on Wednesday. While many people wrote in to talk about what they were thankful for (the D.C. dining scene, great food, etc.) or to ask about where to take someone for a romantic dinner, this woman blew everyone else’s questions and comments out of the water.

“Well Tom your latest review is accompanied by a picture of my husband dining with a woman who isn’t me!” she wrote. “Once confronted with photographic evidence, he confessed to having an ongoing affair. Just thought you’d be amused to hear of your part in the drama. This Thanksgiving I’m grateful to you for exposing a cheat!”

Sietsema seemed horrified by the news. “Please, please, please tell me this is a crank post,” he wrote: “I’d hate to learn otherwise. I file two reviews a week, for Food and the Magazine, so I’m not sure which restaurant this is.”

Sietsema later shared a screenshot of the message on Twitter to warn other cheaters that they could get caught in the act this way:

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So, this popped up on my live online food chat today. Cheaters, take heed! pic.twitter.com/1LzQ6qS7Kb — Tom Sietsema (@tomsietsema) November 27, 2019

The comments on his tweet were pretty amazing, BTW:

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Service jourmalism, brotherman. — Kim Severson (@kimseverson) November 28, 2019

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snitches get dishes. — bleaks (@bleakfacts) November 27, 2019

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Looks like one turkey got busted, not basted... — Jeff Blattner (@theblatt) November 27, 2019

So, you’re planning to cheat (...firstly, don't!!!), maybe don’t do it at a hot new restaurant. Just a little something to keep in mind.

Korin Miller Korin Miller is a freelance writer specializing in general wellness, sexual health and relationships, and lifestyle trends, with work appearing in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Self, Glamour, and more.

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