Besha Blasts Back, First Story Coming Next Week
L.A.'s newest critic offers up humility, surprise, and courage when confronting mean-spirited comments comparing her appearance with Jonathan Gold's.
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Russ Parsons Stumbles Onto Los Agaves; Gold Soaks Up Sunny Spot
Gold declares, "Sunny Spot, one suspects, may be the first of Choi's restaurants to be less a passion project than a nicely executed work-for-hire."
Has L.A. Weekly's New Critic Been Exposed and Does It Really Matter?
"The anonymous critic is a conceit these days anyway," says L.A. Weekly food editor Amy Scattergood, who isn't exactly sure
Gold Tells Us Why We Must Eat Popcorn; Virbila Mourns Mauro at A1
Sherry calls Robertson's A1 Cucina, "the standard high for solid, truly Italian cooking."
The Fifteen Most Gloriously Dramatic Fights Between Restaurant Owners and Food Critics
See the threats, exposed identities, accusations, and ejections fly.
Things Fall Apart: Gambuto on Cook's County's Burger
Damon Gambuto is forced to use his fork and knife to eat the thing.
S. Irene Virbila Big on BierBeisl; Gold's Mutant Dumplings at Wang Xing Ji
The two L.A. Times critics travel to Austria and Shanghai via two new restaurants.
Gold Eats Holy Moles at Rocio's Moles del Dioses
While enjoying the carne de chango, the critic isn't so sure about the cochinita pibil.
Jonathan Gold Eats Nine-Courses of Weed and Lives to Write About It
But has trouble tasting the devil's weed in nearly everything.
Sotto Spotted in The New York Times
The travel Section traces Steve Samson and Zach Pollack's path from Grace to Pico.
Stumped at Mr. C, Critic Questions What HuffPo Was Thinking
Two senior critics spar over overpriced Beverly Hills Italian.
Gold Walks the Line at 800 Degrees; Kuh Inspects Post & Beam
J. Gold suggests getting there now before Adam Fleischman's pizza project becomes as ubiquitous as Starbucks.
Jonathan Gold Explores The Ethics of Sucking Face
The critic makes a judgement call on whether eating food with a face is appropriate dinner conversation.
S. Irene Virbila Impressed by Post & Beam; Gold Pigs Out at Black Hogg
The two L.A. Times critics tackle two restaurants that share a similar penchant for hyper-seasonal produce and sustainable meats.
Counter Intelligence Returns With a Look at LàOn
Jonathan Gold retains his famous column while declaring Jenee Kim's newest restaurant a contender as "the first modern Korean restaurant in Los Angeles."
A Prolific Gold Points the Way to My Taco in Daily Dish
Along the way, he allows us the right to enjoy our own version of bastardized Mexican food.
Gold Details L.A.'s New Versatility
The critic appraises L.A.'s shifting chef scene in his first piece since rejoining the Times.
Gold Reviews Border Grill's City Night in L.A. Times; Virbila Falls In Love With Puck's "Genius"
A new day has dawned at The L.A. Times, but it may be hard to tell given the ground our critics retread.
Can We Live Without Sherry’s Star System?
After multiple criticisms from chefs, the paper will revel in the nuances of the writer rather than reduce them to simple rankings.
