Critic, unveiled: Tribune's Phil Vettel shows his face for the first time in nearly 30 years

In perhaps the most anticlimactic Chicago moment since Geraldo Rivera pried open Al Capone’s vault, I’m showing my face to the world for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Funny; I thought I’d be taller.

I’ve been the Tribune’s restaurant critic since 1989, and ever since, I’ve gone to considerable...