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2004 Stories by Jonathan Gold

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  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published June 24, 2004

    QUESTION: When I was in Bangkok, a lot of the restaurants served a dish of plain rice topped with mustard greens and what tasted like a... More >>

  • Beyond Coffee and Cigarettes

    published June 17, 2004

    Photo by Anne Fishbein In Mexican cities, every neighborhood worth its frijoles has at least one cafeteria — basically a... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published June 17, 2004

    QUESTION: I returned from a weeklong business trip in Japan truly loving one dish: yakisoba. Something about the curry... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published June 10, 2004

    QUESTION: I’ve been longing for frozen custard since I moved out here six years ago from Arkansas. Are there an... More >>

  • Office Space

    published June 10, 2004

    Photo by Anne Fishbein No institution in the culinary world is less lovable than the office-building cafeteria, that... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published June 3, 2004

    QUESTION: You said in a recent review that the pancakes at the Griddle Cafe are not the best pancakes in Los Angeles. Pray tell, where ... More >>

  • Very Asia

    published June 3, 2004

    Photo by Anne Fishbein In that peculiar corner of Palms where National Boulevard runs at right angles to itself, next... More >>

  • Green With Envy

    published May 27, 2004

    Photo by Anne Fishbein If you grew up in California in the ’80s, chances are pretty good that you first experienced... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published May 27, 2004

    QUESTION: I grew up on the ice cream at the old Wil Wright’s on Beverly Drive, and I adored the enormous banana... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published May 20, 2004

    QUESTION: I got punched in the mouth last night, and it hurts real bad. I’m not saying I didn’t deserve it. There are some things you ... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published May 13, 2004

    QUESTION: I notice that you have been spending time lately addressing such pointless topics as pork noodle soup, “gourmet”... More >>

  • A Life in 10 Cars

    published May 13, 2004

    1. 1954 Studebaker Commander station wagon. My parents are eating popcorn at the old Centinela Drive-In. I doze, in feetie pajamas between... More >>

  • Where To Eat Now: Drive Thru

    published May 13, 2004

    Donut Hole. La Puente may not be on the way to anything in particular, but it is home to the renowned Donut Hole, a drive-thru doughnut shop... More >>

  • Wedge Issues

    published May 6, 2004

    Photo by Anne Fishbein The first trick a professional deli man masters is probably the Wedge, which is to say the sleight of... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published May 6, 2004

    QUESTION: Where can you find the best carne asada burritos in Los Angeles? It seems there are countless options for a... More >>

  • Revenge of the NSW

    published April 29, 2004

    Schadenfreude and its counterpart — loathing of the successful — are as endemic among writers ... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published April 29, 2004

    QUESTION: I moved to L.A. last summer, and despite the wealth of Asian restaurants in town, I can’t seem to find a good Vietnamese... More >>

  • Lost in Tampopo

    published April 29, 2004

    Photo by Anne Fishbein “THEN poke the pork.’’ There probably hasn’t been a review of a ramen restaurant in the... More >>

  • Young, Dumb and Full of Cumin

    published April 22, 2004

    Photo by Anne Fishbein On a cool evening, Little Sheep is fragrant with cumin, drenched with cumin, so cumin-intensive... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published April 22, 2004

    QUESTION: Where can I find the best tortas? I thought this would be a basic question answered many times over... More >>

  • Builder’s Emporium

    published April 15, 2004

    Photo by Anne Fishbein When I was a small child in Los Angeles, a vanished paradise where the freeways flowed like swift water and the Dodgers... More >>

  • Beauty in Chaos

    published April 8, 2004

    The Taiwanese noodle shop is a peculiar animal, devoted to noodles, thick soups and a never-ending selection of small... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published April 8, 2004

    QUESTION: I HAVE A DATE THIS SATURDAY WITH A LADY FROM PERU. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW OF ANY GOOD PERUVIAN RESTAURANTS IN THE... More >>

  • Ask Mr. Gold

    published April 1, 2004

    QUESTION: A couple of weeks ago, you insinuated, in fact all but asserted, that Wonton Time made the best wonton in the... More >>

  • Wines on Target

    published April 1, 2004

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