Email Author Jonathan Gold

Awards

• 2012 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published June 9, 2011

  "Back to Yu"

• 2012 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published April 21, 2011

  "Yoon Moves Beyond Burgers"

• 2012 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published February 3, 2011

  "Red Medicine"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 3, 2011

  "Red Medicine"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 9, 2011

  "Noodle Boy"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 5, 2011

  "Cochon 555's Traveling Pork and Wine Bacchanalia"

• 2011 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published February 26, 2010

  "99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die"

• 2011 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published December 30, 2010

  "Two Cheers for Anonimity"

• 2011 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published October 28, 2010

  "Ode to the Slimy Hagfish"

• 2011 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published September 23, 2010

  "Back to Bayless"

• 2011 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published July 22, 2010

  "Ramen Freaks and Noodle Geeks"

• 2011 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published June 24, 2010

  "Weenies and Wings Fit for a Prince"

• 2011 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published June 3, 2010

  "Outside Inside"

• 2011 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published May 20, 2010

  "Liberty, Equality, LudoBites"

• 2011 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published April 29, 2010

  "Beware the Dangerous Cemita"

• 2011 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published February 11, 2010

  "Stomp, the Restaurant"

• 2011 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published November 11, 2010

  "A Movable Beast"

• 2011 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published February 26, 2010

  "99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die"

• 2011 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published November 4, 2010

  "Dan Dan Mian"

• 2011 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published October 28, 2010

  "Ode to the Slimy Hagfish"

• 2011 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published November 11, 2010

  "A Movable Beast"

• 2011 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published February 26, 2010

  "99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 26, 2010

  "99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 29, 2010

  "Beware the Dangerous Cemita"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 11, 2010

  "Stomp, the Restaurant"

• 2010 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published November 13, 2009

  "Hare Today"

• 2010 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published July 17, 2009

  "Hot Birria, Cold Cerveza"

• 2010 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published January 23, 2009

  "Sauced"

• 2010 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published March 5, 2009

  "The New Cocktailians"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 13, 2009

  "So Sorry, So Good"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  "Bistro LQ"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 16, 2009

  "Floria del Rio Will Get Your Goat"

• 2009 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published December 12, 2008

  "Pho Town"

• 2009 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published October 10, 2008

  "A Fine Palate"

• 2009 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published September 19, 2008

  "A Proper Brasserie"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 19, 2008

  "A Proper Brasserie"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published January 24, 2008

  "Keep on Trucking"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 7, 2008

  "Breaking Free"

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  Restaurant reviews

• 2007 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published December 8, 2006

  "Flesh and Bone"

• 2007 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published September 29, 2006

  "Bring the Funk"

• 2007 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published September 8, 2006

  "Claws and Effect"

• 2007 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published September 1, 2006

  "L.A. Simonized"

• 2007 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published July 28, 2006

  "Cool Hunting"

• 2007 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published July 20, 2006

  "Porno Burrito"

• 2007 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published March 17, 2006

  "The Great White Duck"

• 2007 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published February 24, 2006

  "Devil's Own Steak House"

• 2007 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published February 10, 2006

  "Out of the Flames"

• 2007 - The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism/Columbia University, published January 13, 2006

  "Hare Today"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 29, 2006

  "Bring the Funk"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 6, 2006

  "Flesh and Bone"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 10, 2006

  "Out of the Flames"

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  Counter Intelligence

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published March 17, 2005

  "The Revolutionary"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published December 16, 1998

  "Raw Power"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published July 14, 2005

  "Great Balls O' Rice"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 16, 1998

  "Raw Power"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 13, 2005

  "Sex and the Steak House"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 17, 2005

  "The Revolutionary"

• 2006 - Association of Food Journalists Awards

  Restaurant Criticism

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2010 Stories by Jonathan Gold

• Suehiro: Little Tokyo Lunch Special

  published December 30, 2010

  Dear Mr. Gold: Can you recommend a good place for lunch in Little Tokyo? I seem to be around there a lot lately. ... More >>

• Two Cheers for Anonymity

  published December 30, 2010

  View various ways Jonathan Gold has concealed his identity in Anne Fishbein's slideshow, More >>

• An Evolved Cafe

  published December 23, 2010

  Los Angeles, as is well-known, is where everybody eats Italian food in restaurants, where trattorias open on every corner, and where it is... More >>

• For a Great Friday Night Out, Try Tasting Kitchen

  published December 23, 2010

  Dear Mr. Gold: I have a group of my best friends flying in from Alabama, and we're all staying in Santa Monica. I... More >>

• The 10 Best Dishes of 2010

  published December 23, 2010

  View more photos in Anne Fishbein's slideshow, More >>

• 25 Years of Border Grill

  published December 16, 2010

  Is it possible that the Border Grill has been open a full 25 years? It must — the anniversary party was this week. And... More >>

• Pork, Glorious Pork

  published December 16, 2010

  Dear Mr. Gold: Where can I find good carnitas? I'm thinking like the kind I'd get off the taco trucks in... More >>

• Fusion Without the Pretension

  published December 16, 2010

  View more photos in Anne Fishbein's slideshow, More >>

• LudoBites 6.0

  published December 9, 2010

  Actually, this should be Last Bite. Because writing about pop-up restaurants sometimes feels like reviewing a play whose run will be over... More >>

• Rehearsal-Dinner Dining

  published December 9, 2010

  Dear Mr. Gold: I'm getting married and in dire need of a legit rehearsal-dinner spot. My fiancée and I would... More >>

• Huge Tree Bakery

  published December 9, 2010

  View more photos in Anne Fishbein's slideshow, More >>

• More Than $24 Spaghetti

  published December 2, 2010

  In an era when chefs become famous for their foie gras cotton candy, oxtail poutine or frog legs in begonia sauce, Scott Conant, the New York... More >>

• Take a Dip

  published December 2, 2010

  Dear Mr. Gold:I recently moved back to L.A. from the Bay Area to pursue some kind of storytelling job. And what I want... More >>

• You'd Better Like Lamb

  published December 2, 2010

  View more photos in Anne Fishbein's slideshow, More >>

• Yes, Georgio's!

  published November 25, 2010

  View more photos in Anne Fishbein's slideshow, More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Ask Mr. Gold: In Search of the Doughnut-qua-doughnut

  published Nov 23, 2010

  Dear Mr. Gold: My brother wants to open a doughnut shop that makes the best donut in Los Angeles. I believe he has the passion and skill to do it. In the process of research he has been seeking the be... More >>

• Links and Locations to Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential Restaurants 2010

  published November 11, 2010

  View more photos in Anne Fishbein's slideshow, More >>

• Take the A-Frame

  published November 18, 2010

  Where Roy Choi goes, people will follow — this has been well-established. Because if the legions of the hungry are willing to follow his... More >>

• Ou Est Le Cassoulet a L.A.?

  published November 18, 2010

  Dear Mr. Gold: My wife had a great cassoulet in Paris several years ago. Is there a place in Southern California that has a real French... More >>

• Look, Up in the Sky!

  published November 18, 2010

  View more photos in Anne Fishbein's slideshow, More >>

• Fun at The Royce with the Pasadena Star-News

  published Nov 15, 2010

  We are no stranger to restaurant hype; really we're not. We tend to generate a bit of it ourselves. So I hope you will believe us when we say that we have never quite seen anything like the front pa... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  A Food-Writing Misstep of Which I've Been Guilty Myself, but Could We All Agree To Stop Now, Pleaser

  published Nov 11, 2010

  There are many kinds of food in the world, as Frances the Badger once said, and they all taste different ways. Some of these foods are more or less spherical in nature. And many of these spheres, as... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  A Movable Beast: L.A. Weekly's 99 Essential Restaurants

  published November 11, 2010

  View more photos in Anne Fishbein's slideshow, More >>

• Gastropub Sans the Pub

  published November 4, 2010

  Before it became a reconstructionist Cuban restaurant, before it moved to Melrose from Pasadena, Xiomara began as a sleekly modern California... More >>

• Cooking With the Critic

  published November 4, 2010

  Dear Mr. Gold: Do you always eat out? Do you ever eat at home? Do you have any cookbooks that you use a great deal? Just curious. ... More >>