Virbila Holds a Mirror Up to Newport's Mozza; Gold Soaks in Dal Rae
The L.A. Times critic feels the Silverton-Batali food is identical to the original, but that the room has been stripped of its soul.
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Gold Uncovers a New Life for East L.A.'s Gallo's Grill
The legendary Mexican steakhouse is reanimated seven years after going comatose in a fire.
Gold Gifts You With a Chinese Christmas; Burum Does Ventura Blvd.
Elsewhere, the L.A. Weekly critic looks in on the re-imagined Mariscos Chente and complains again about the casual madness among us.
Apples Rain Down on UK Motorists; Bootleg Liquor Kills 116 in India
Freak weather causes the fruits to fall from the sky on to British motorists.
Jonathan Gold Gets Cheesy, Reveals the Worst Thing He Ever Ate
The critic considers Epoisses "proof of a loving God."
Virbila Inks Two and a Half Stars on Michael Voltaggio; Gold Bites Into Bäco Mercat
Mr. Gold also gobbles up a not-so-authentic, but-trying-really-hard beefsteak dinner with Neal Fraser at the helm.
Jonathan Gold Eats España, Accepts Ferran Adria's Ways
The once molecular-phobic critic eats some of Spain's coolest dishes. And we think he likes it!
Gold Feels Out Maximiliano
Though the re-invented red-sauce has some sticking points, the critic predicts great things to come.
Jonathan Gold Comes Straight Outta Comptoir; Goes Cyco at Neptune's Net
The L.A. Weekly critic writes, "for the first time, the most interesting places in Little Tokyo are not necessarily Japanese."
Gold Picks His 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants; Virbila Recounts 2011's New Bloods
Meanwhile, we worry that The New York Times is trying to steal our Gold.
Chick-Fil-A Gives $2 Million to Anti-Gay Groups; Jonathan Gold Loves South L.A.
The chain's donations to such causes appear to have increased over the years.
Q&A: Mad Hungry's Lucinda Scala Quinn Tells Us How She Eats in L.A.
"There's something about eating a burger in Southern California that makes me feel like I'm in Happy Days in the fifties or something."
Burum Bites Banh Khoai in O.C.; Gold Salutes Sotto
Linda Burum thoroughly explores Orange County's Central Vietnamese scene.
Gold Grows to Love Night + Market; Virbila Charmed at Pizzeria Il Fico
The L.A. Weekly critic also praises Church & State chef Jeremy Berlin.
Linda Burum Finds Got Sushi? in King's Burgers; Gold Mocks Venice at Gjelina
The restaurant inside of a restaurant finds Katana alum Jun Y. Cha making inspired sushi and nigiri.
Virbila Undervalues L'Epicerie; L.A. Weekly Drops Its Best-Of's
With no real criticism to offer, The L.A. Times critic gives Sebastien Archambault one and a half measly stars.
Miles Clement Finds Little La Lune; Jonathan Gold Gets inked.
The L.A. Weekly critic also goes whole-hog at Mozza.
Ruth Reichl Holds Court at Mozza; Jane Lynch Chases Emmy's at Fig & Olive
While Ray Romano ate Italian, L.A.'s food world heavyweights ran the private room.
Virbila is Moved by Picca; Gold Feels The Heat at Guisado's
Elsewhere, J. Gold tells you where to find vegetarian Spanish eels.