Blair Anthony Robertson took to Twitter on Thursday to give his first comments on no longer being the Sac Bee's restaurant critic.

I've been off Twitter for a few days. Did I miss anything?

— Blair A. Robertson (@Blarob) March 5, 2015

1/Thank you for all the kind comments. No need 2b forlorn tho. I'm looking forward to doing new things & a few old things I've missed.

— Blair A. Robertson (@Blarob) March 5, 2015

2/I am very proud of the work I did as restaurant critic & believe I made a difference. But 6-plus yrs of late nites/big meals is plenty.

— Blair A. Robertson (@Blarob) March 5, 2015

3/I've always considered myself a writer first. Restaurant critic was my role for those years, but there is plenty more I want to write.

— Blair A. Robertson (@Blarob) March 5, 2015

4/If U R unfamiliar w/my non-restaurant writing, I encourage U to stay tuned. My greatest joy as a writer is crafting compelling stories.

— Blair A. Robertson (@Blarob) March 5, 2015

Even with his duties as restaurant critic, Robertson's cranked out some really great stories over the years. It's on his recommendation that I now own an Aeropress, and wrote a heartwarming story about a father who bikes with his son with Cerebral Palsy. I look forward to reading more of those.

* Photo via SacBee.com.

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