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  • Tasty by Any Name

    By Jonathan Gold

    View more photos in Anne Fishbein's "Tasty Noodle" slideshow. Tasty Noodle House is the prototypical Asian restaurant stuck in a corner of the... More >>

  • Into the Abyss

    By Jonathan Gold

    Monday: The Cuban food that popped up on nearly every page of Oscar Hijuelos' Mambo Kings Sing Songs of Love was widely considered to be... More >>

  • The Longest Day: L.A. Street Food Fest

    Jonathan Gold

    View more photos in Anne Fishbein's "L.A. Street Food Fest" slideshow. In my experience, you are either a festival guy or you are not; you enjoy... More >>

  • The Gorbals: Stomp, the Restaurant

    By Jonathan Gold

    View more photos in Anne Fishbein's "Jewish-Glaswegian Inspiration at The Gorbals" photo gallery. The Gorbals, perhaps, is a restaurant that... More >>

  • Monet's Briskets: Bludso’s

    By Jonathan Gold

    If the fires are burning high and you turn up at the right time of day, the barbecued beef brisket at Bludso's can be as good as barbecue gets... More >>

  • Lazy Ox Canteen: Where's bäco?

    By Jonathan Gold

    View more photos in Anne Fishbein's "Lazy Ox Canteen" photo gallery.If you are a man who enjoys a little Black Sabbath with his dinner, the new... More >>

  • Duck Duck Taco: CACAO MEXICATESSEN

    By Jonathan Gold

    Here is the topic for today's discussion: Why isn't duck carnitas on every Mexican menu in town? Because if you think about it, the dish is... More >>

  • Fig Out

    By Jonathan Gold

    The first thing you’ll want to know about Fig is that it serves bacon-wrapped bacon, which is a warning shot fired over the heaving bow of... More >>

  • Far From the Lebanese Crowd

    By Jonathan Gold

    View more photos in Anne Fishbein's "Far From the Lebanese Crowd at Mantee" photo gallery.Whatever sort of Lebanese restaurant you may be... More >>

  • The Best Dishes of 2009

    By Jonathan Gold

    View more photos in Anne Fishbein's "Best Dishes of 2009" photo gallery. The original Shu Feng Garden, jammed into the usual mini-mall storefront... More >>

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Tasty by Any Name Tasty by Any Name
By Jonathan Gold

View more photos in Anne Fishbein's "Tasty Noodle" slideshow. Tasty Noodle House is the prototypical Asian restaurant stuck in a corner of the prototypical San Gabriel mall, a few glass-topped… More >>

The Mexican Binge
By Jonathan Gold

Dear Mr. Gold, My sister, who has lived for the last nearly two decades in Japan, is coming to visit L.A. for the first time in years. What do… More >>

Straight Out of Sonoma: Dish, in Pasadena
By Jonathan Gold

Dish is a restaurant that would seem to have vanishingly small odds of success. It is on an isolated, parking structure–dominated block, for one thing, where promising entrepreneurs are dashed… More >>

Into the Abyss Into the Abyss
By Jonathan Gold

Monday: The Cuban food that popped up on nearly every page of Oscar Hijuelos' Mambo Kings Sing Songs of Love was widely considered to be fantastic when the novel came… More >>

The Dumpling Ground: Dim Sum in Koreatown?
By Jonathan Gold

Dear Mr Gold: Why does Koreatown lack any form of proper dim sum? Are there secret dumpling hiding spots beyond the traditional Korean dumpling houses I have found? … More >>

99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die 99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die
By Jonathan Gold

View more photos in Anne Fishbein's "99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die" slideshow.The theme of this issue is somewhat morbid. We’ll admit to that. We were going… More >>