Jonathan Gold

The Return of Ask Mr. Gold: Looking for Beijing Duck -- Lu Din Gee Is Now Duck House

Editor's Note: The debut of Squid Ink, LA Weekly's new food blog, also marks the return of Ask Mr. Gold, which went on hiatus at the beginning of this year. Our Pulitzer-prize-winning critic Jonathan Gold is available once more to take your questions. Read his answers here on Squid Ink, before they ... More >>

KCRW Guest DJ Project Features Jonathan Gold This Week

KCRW's ever-illuminating Guest DJ Project, which this year alone has featured Danny Boyle, Zach Braff and Sara Vowell, among others, this week offers the LA Weekly's Pulitzer-Prize-winning food editor and former music editor Jonathan Gold, who picks five tracks to share with listeners.

GOLD DIGGER?

Gold Standard: Pulitzer Winner Defends His Tastes

Kamiyama: The Way California Rolls

Waterpillars, Krunch rolls and Philly Slurs — South Bay sushi mecca has it all

Eat, Like, a Pig

Where to go for the whole hog

A French Wrinkle: Prune Danish

It’s Fairfax, Jake

The Mian Event, at Malan in Hacienda Heights

The lighter side of zhajiang mian

Where to Find Beef Wellington

Plus, Poopa Dweck's Syrian Jewish cookbook

The Chosen Pancake

From Iran to Uzbekistan, the foods of the Jewish Diaspora

Where to Get Good Carpaccio

Pleasures of the flesh

Green Parties

Festive settings for meatless dining

Emperor Taste Seafood

Morning Glory

When Bad Meals Happen at Good Places

Alternatives to arson

Jonathan Gold meets N.W.A.

On May 5, 1989 the L.A. Weekly printed a cover story, written by Jonathan Gold, about N.W.A., the most notorious band in the U.S., let alone in Los Angeles. Twenty years after the release of their first album, N.W.A and the Posse, we are happy to present Jonathan Gold's article online. (Cover p ... More >>

Burrito's Kings

Three taquerias that wrap refritos in style

Where to Find Frozen Custard

Soft serves

White Gold

Dig deep for a “reasonable” truffle experience

Cereal Thrillers

JuJu Cereal Bar

Foodie Floor Show

Where to find tableside guacamole

Blind Tasting

Where to dine in the dark

Tired of Thai

Green alternatives on the Eastside

Salad Lovers, Get to the Point

Stations of the toss

Happy Meals

Culver City on $10 a day

Best of L.A. 2007 Armageddon it!

The last things we'd ever do

Brooklyn Bagel's Hole Foods

Filling the void left by the H&H syndrome

The Missing Rice Table

You can’t rijsttafel in L.A., but there is Indo Kitchen

Neat, With a Twist

More than plain Neatloaf and mashed potatoes

All in the Familia

Where community is more important than consistency

Case Sensitivity

A wine by any other name would be... misspelled

Tandoor at Heart

Hearts On Fire

A Peruvian exile pines for anticuchos

Pig Love

Where to go for the whole hog

Pressed Success

Where to find the best Cuban sandwich

House of International Pancake

Where to find Yemenite flatbread

A Swish Best Served Cold

Hot and bothered over red wine protocol

Small Talk

When it comes to sliders, context matters

Wine n' Burger

Great buns, nice glass

Hot Fusion

Hokusai

Studies in Chocolate

Abode Restaurant and Lounge

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First time for a restaurant critic, first for L.A. Weekly

Jonathan Gold Wins Pulitzer Prize

First time for a restaurant critic, first for L.A. Weekly

Swede Spot

“The phrase 'marzipan-sweetened cream' has for some reason lodged in my head. Do you know what I’m talking about?”

Digest to Impress

Where to eat when the parents are in town

A Little Italy

Naked Pasta

Where to find gnudi

Haggis the Horrible

Lungs may be prohibited for human consumption in the United States, but you probably wouldn't want to eat them anyway.

A Real Pickle

Sweet, hot and wholly Toledo

Tails, You Win

Where to find coda alla vaccinara

Eat Like a King

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