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March 22, 2013
Five Wines to Seek Out in L.A. Wine Bars That You Probably Won't Find Anywhere Else
Here in Los Angeles our embarrassment of riches wine-wise might sometimes lead to a forest-for-the-trees blindness, with too much to weed through on the shelves or the wine lists to actually find something you like. Fortunately area wine bars work hard to assemble lists that are highly focused and d ... More >>
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March 4, 2013
5 Essential Italian Restaurants in Los Angeles
Our 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants issue came out last week, and we're highlighting a few categories drawing from the list. Today: Italian restaurants. This isn't every single Italian or Italian-influenced spot on the list, so make sure you check out the whole thing, but here are five of our favorit ... More >>
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March 1, 2013
5 Essential Restaurants With Great Cocktails
As you may or may not have noticed, our 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants issue came out this week. Over the next few days we'll be highlighting a few categories drawing from the list. Today: Cocktails! There are a ton of restaurants on our list with fantastic cocktail programs, so make sure you check ... More >>
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February 28, 2013
99 Essential L.A. Restaurants 2013 Issue: Now Out in Print
Today, as you may have noticed already, our 99 Essential Restaurants issue has landed at your newsstand, in your in-box, on your laptop or wherever you're reading this -- and hopefully, eventually, repeatedly, on your plate. This year, unsurprisingly, there are a lot of changes. A new restaurant c ... More >>
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February 27, 2013
5 Food Trends We're Thankful For: An Antidote To Whiny Food Writer Syndrome
We food writers are a cranky bunch. Given today's blog cycle and demand for daily conversation, any small nuance of the dining world is fodder for essay-length dissection, usually of the negative variety. We don't like small plates. We don't like communal dining. We think wine prices are rising. We' ... More >>
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February 11, 2013
10 Great Restaurants for Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is almost here and you are going to need some reservations if you want to wine and dine your honey in style. So maybe stop procrastinating. Last year, we gave you a list of the most romantic restaurants in L.A. You could choose from one of those or go with something different. Turn ... More >>
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February 6, 2013
Top 5 Menu Modification Nightmares: As Told By L.A. Chefs
You've ordered salad dressing on the side, extra veggies, no veggies, extra crispy fries, non-fat instead of low-fat milk, mozzarella instead of Swiss, tofu instead of chicken. The list goes on. But some people take it to another level. You know who you are. "It was a tall, half decaf-half regular ... More >>
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January 15, 2013
The Food Rorschach Test: What Do You See in What You Eat?
Food as art is an overwrought concept; so is food as therapy. But food as art and therapy? Now, that's more fun. And so, we created a little quiz similar to the inkblot test you might have taken during one of your early therapy sessions: Take a look at each photograph, consider what you're seeing an ... More >>
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December 27, 2012
10 Best L.A. Restaurants That Closed in 2012: An Elegy in 10 Parts
The conclusion of every year is a time to catalog both beginnings and endings, to look back over what exactly happened in the twelve months now drawing to a close. Which means that we're getting a lot of lists -- thank you, David Letterman -- as we calibrate and recalibrate, and remember, or try to, ... More >>
Eat+Drink
December 6, 2012
M.A.K.E. Likes It Raw
And you might too, when you try Matthew Kenney's Santa Monica Place restaurant
Blogs
June 26, 2012
15 Great Peruvian Restaurants in Los Angeles
You won't find "Perutown" or "Little Lima" in Los Angeles. The Peruvian and Peruvian-American population is spread out around greater L.A., and so are our Peruvian restaurants. So maybe you haven't noticed these eateries -- often small and unassuming spots, tucked in strip malls far from trendy rest ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
Takatis Pollo a la Brasa: Sanguchon in the San Fernando Valley
If you wanted to rank L.A. courthouses by approximate distances to good food -- places to console your stomach before or after, say, dealing with a moving violation or outstanding warrant -- the monolithic Superior Court building in Van Nuys would easily rank near the top. Where else could a jury du ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2012
The Pub at Golden Road Brewery: Liquid Gold
When the Union Pacific blows past the Pub at Golden Road Brewing, screaming its horn and rattling the building, the new customers look up, startled, midsip: Maybe Megatron has assembled himself out of all the propane and machinery in the neighboring industrial yards. The regulars, meanwhile, simply ... More >>
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March 1, 2012
Jonathan Gold's 60 Korean Dishes Every Angeleno Should Know
See Also: A Google map for all 60 of the Korean dishes Jonathan Gold says every Angeleno should know, read "5 Koreatown Restaurants Open 24 Hours: Hangover Soup," learn about "5 Koreatown Beer Joints: Hite Requirement," or just look at more of Anne Fishbein's beautiful Koreatown food photography. I ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Baco Mercat
This week, Jonathan Gold visits Josef Centeno's Bäco Mercat, the chef's recently opened bäco palace in downtown L.A. The ideal customer would be someone who knows what salbitxada is, but also doesn't get upset if she accidentally splashes a little on her shirt. If Bäco Mercat were any more of t ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Shanghai No. 1 Seafood Village
This week Jonathan Gold considers the study in ambition, cuisine and magazine-worthy menu art that is Shanghai No. 1 Seafood Village in the San Gabriel Valley. Old Alley Pork. "Double tubes of squid." Jellyfish. Shark-lip casserole. One could go on. It is the Chinese restaurant menu equivalent of a ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers the Westfield Culver City Mall
In which Jonathan Gold heads to the mall, specifically the food court in the Westfield Culver City -- previously the Fox Hills mall -- and braves the traditional landscape of "Cinnabons and Chili's Toos and Wolfgang Puck Cafes." Is there hazard pay for restaurant critics? It feels almost illegal, e ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant criticGot a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, tweet him your question @t ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers the 10 Best Dishes of 2011
As 2011 clicks down, Jonathan Gold considers the 10 best dishes of the year, a list that reads like a hopscotch through the strip mall neighborhoods and stalled streets of this town. Marrowbones and tsukemen. Stuffed squid and bacon biscuits. Almost makes you hungry. Dan dan mian is at its best di ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant criticGot a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, tweet him your question @t ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Dal Rae
Anne FishbeinRichard preparing the bananas flambé tableside at Dal Rae This week, Jonathan Gold considers the Dal Rae in Pico Rivera, where there are enormous relish trays and people in ageless sweaters and sparkly pantsuits and where they still make the Caesar salad tableside, at least whe ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
The Year in Food Photography: 10 of Anne Fishbein's Best
Anne FishbeinMaize cake Gambas at PlayaFood photography, as most of us who read food blogs these days know, is a lot harder than it sometimes looks. Restaurants so dim you need a flashlight to see your menu. Irate dinner companions who do not appreciate your Diane Arbus jokes while they're wa ... More >>
Blogs
December 19, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant criticGot a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, tweet him your question @t ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Mariscos Chente, Now Called Coni'Seafood
Anne FishbeinThe snook at Coni'SeafoodThis week, Jonathan Gold considers the moveable snook feast orchestrated by chef Sergio Peñuelas, whose Inglewood restaurant Mariscos Chente has recently been renamed Coni'Seafood. Same restaurant, same chef, even kind of still the same name (it hasn't b ... More >>
Blogs
December 12, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, tweet him your question @thejgold, or ask him via his Facebook page. Come on, ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers a Traditional Beefsteak at Vibiana's
Anne FishbeinBeefsteak 2011 at VibianaThis week Jonathan Gold visits an old-style beefsteak dinner, in the manner of the regional gluttonous feasts (platters of beef, absence of vegetables, rivers of beer) of early last century New York. Was this a New York beefsteak circa 1939? It was not. ... More >>
Blogs
December 5, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, tweet him your question @thejgold, or ask him via his Facebook page. Come on, ... More >>
Blogs
December 1, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Tsujita L.A.
This week Jonathan Gold considers Tsujita L.A., the newish ramen shop on Sawtelle. Tsujita is not exactly one of the crammed noodle closets that are the tsukemen shops in Tokyo -- 5 seats, Foo Fighters blasting, 15 minutes to slurp your noodles so the drunk guys outside can get in -- but it's a lot ... More >>
Eat+Drink
November 24, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews MB Post
David LeFevre brings Manhattan Beach up to speed on L.A. restaurant trends
Blogs
November 23, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers MB Post
In which Jonathan Gold visits David LeFevre's MB Post in Manhattan Beach, the chef's first restaurant of his own after many years at Water Grill. Nearby ocean. Volleyball on the sand. Bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuits. In other words, a very good reason to make that drive. The recession may be on ... More >>
Blogs
November 14, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, tweet him your question @thejgold, or ask him via his Facebook page. Come on, ... More >>
Blogs
November 7, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, tweet him your question @thejgold, or ask him via his Facebook page. Come on, ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Ask Mr. Gold
Anne FishbeinGot a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, Tweet him your question @thejgold or ask him via his ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Sotto
Anne FishbeinOur wide-ranging restaurant critic Jonathan Gold returns to the Westside to take another bite out of Sotto.Sotto is a different kind of Italian restaurant, a shrine to the awesome heat of its oven, a place where the hot, fresh bread can come with pureed lardo instead of olive oil ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Night and Market
Anne FishbeinPla Pao with Japanese sea bass at Night and Market In which Jonathan Gold ventures down Sunset Boulevard to Night and Market, the Thai market attached to Talesai, to find -- in a rather unlikely place -- street food. Pork belly? Of course, flavored with fish sauce; sweet, fried ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, tweet him your question @thejgold, or ask him via his Facebook page. Come on, ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Beijing Pie House
Anne FishbeinBeijing Pie House This week, our intrepid critic ventures again into the San Gabriel Valley. Why? Because he can. Because you perhaps should. No, not noodles, but xian bing, little stuffed pies that explain the name of the restaurant. No counters of apple pies and lemon meringue ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Mozza's Whole Hog Dinners
This week Jonathan Gold stops by the Scuola di Pizza to appreciate the whole hog dinners that chef Chad Colby orchestrates every Saturday, or pretty much every Saturday, within the inner sanctum of Mozza. One pig and the fruits thereof. Imagine. A 10-hour roasted pork shoulder falls into shreds on ... More >>
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September 27, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, tweet him your question @thejgold, or ask him via his Facebook page. Come on, ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Guisados
Anne Fishbeincochinita taco sauce on a spoon at Guisados This week Jonathan Gold heads to Boyle Heights to visit Guisados, where he finds chiles torreados, tortillas made at the bakery nextdoor from large basins of nixtamal, and, it would seem, some fairly decent tacos. It is a taco that c ... More >>
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September 19, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com or tweet him your question @thejgold. Come on, pretend you're Dana Goodyear fo ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Picca
Anne FishbeinPicca This week, Jonathan Gold considers Picca, Ricardo Zarate's bright red new restaurant on Pico Boulevard (the alliteration is purposeful), the state of Peruvian cuisine and -- albeit briefly -- the culinary dream team recently assembled in Lima. Any good chef in town is lik ... More >>
Blogs
September 12, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com or tweet him your question @thejgold. Come on, pretend you're Dana Goodyear fo ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Mr. Gold's Favorite Condiments
Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic Dear Mr. Gold: I know you have had a lot of wonderfully great meals. But when you don't get a memorable meal, what condiment(s) do you reach for first to spruce it up a bit, besides the old S&P, of course? --OhmarGo, via Facebook
Blogs
September 6, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com or tweet him your question @thejgold. Come on, pretend you're Dana Goodyear fo ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Visits Moko
Anne FishbeinGreen chile pork mandu at Moko In which Jonathan Gold visits Moko in Culver City and considers the career of chef Gary Robins, the state of banchan in Los Angeles and the efficacy of ordering s'mores. Banchan, the parade of small courses accompanying a Korean meal, often is igno ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com or tweet him your question @thejgold. Come on, pretend you're Dana Goodyear fo ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
Got A Question for the Expert? Pretend You're a New Yorker Staff Writer & Ask Mr. Gold
Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com or tweet him your question @thejgold. Come on, pretend you're Dana Goodyear fo ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Visits Wako Donkasu
Anne Fishbeindipping sauce at Wako Donkasu If you think there can be too many beautiful odes to pork, then you may be in the wrong place. You cannot. And you sure can't around here. This week Jonathan Gold visits Wako Donkasu, a Japanese place in Koreatown that specializes in tonkatsu, or fri ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2011
Palestinian Chicken Conflict: Only in Curb Your Enthusiasm or Is It Real?
Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic Dear Mr. Gold: My colleagues and I are interested to know if Palestinian chicken, as featured in  last week's Curb Your Enthusiasm, is really a dish. If so, is it something you have sampled or seen a recipe for?  --B
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