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  1. The Other Critics
    Jonathan Gold Reviews RivaBella; Besha Rodell Considers Corazon Y MielElsewhere, Brad A. Johnson gives San Juan Capistrano’s RokPrime one and a half stars.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  2. Taco Town
    Jonathan Gold Takes On Thirteen TacosInteresting under-the-radar inclusions help extend one’s adventures through Taco Town.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Jonathan Gold Gets Raw At M.A.K.E.; Catching Up With John SedlarThe creative Rivera chef will not longer be cooking at Playa, putting his attentions towards his Tamale Museum instead.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Rodell In Awe At Allumette; J. Gold Chipper at Chi SpaccaDown in San Juan Capistrano, Brad A. Johnson bellies up for brunch at the historic Ramos House Cafe.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Jonathan Gold Takes To Muddy Leek; Johnson Narrowly Escapes Boredom at Brea’s“If everything weren’t so well-executed, I’d say this place was ridiculously boring,” the O.C. critic writes about Brea’s hot Italian trattoria.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Besha Rodell Anchors at littlefork; Jonathan Gold Tips His Hat To TamarindGold says the Newport location “may be SoCal’s best Indian restaurant.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Gold Canuckles Under Littlefork’s Poutine; Rodell Revels in Highbrow, ‘Slutty’In Anaheim, Brad. A Johnson falls in love with The Ranch.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Rodell Labels Alma A Gem; Gold Gobbles Fish Heads at Hunan MaoDown in the O.C., Brad A. Johnson squeezes into The Cellar in San Clemente.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    J. Gold Hails Hinoki & The Bird; L.A. Weekly Drops ‘99 Essential Restaurants’In Santa Ana, Brad A. Johnson loves Jason Quinn’s food, even if he thinks there’s a “Playground bully” lurking in the kitchen.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  10. Celebrity Settings
    Anne Hathaway Parties at Eveleigh; Jessica Chastain Reveals Boyfriend at Fig &While the nominees mingled, Christina Aguilera took her opportunity to chow down at In-N-Out.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  11. The Other Critics
    Gold and Rodell Revel In Southern Glory at Hart & Hunter; Damon Gambuto ShredsSerious Eats misguidedly declares that Paul Shoemaker “can feel more like a brand than an actual chef.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Patric Kuh Praises Gorge in West Hollywood; Gold Soaks In Venice’s HostariaThe Los Angeles Magazine critic calls Elia Aboumrad’s French restaurant on the Sunset Strip “seductive.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  13. The Gold Watch
    J. Gold Finds Le Ka’s Fine Bistro Food ‘Trapped In The Body of a Nightclub’The critic loves Remi Lauvand’s cooking, but is perplexed by a scene that’s not about the food.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  14. The Gold Watch
    Fresh And Easy Is Imploding; Win a Lunch Date With Jonathan GoldSanta Monica may not get a Fresh & Easy after all.
    By Tony Chen
  15. The Other Critics
    Rodell Reviews The Parish; Gold Cuts Across The CityThe L.A. Weekly critic finds more magic in the room than on the menu.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Gold Drops L.A.’s Top Ramen; Scattergood Seeks Out PorchettaIn Orange County, Brad A. Johnson gives DivBar a sterling review, a day before the chef takes off.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Gold Mines Cortez To Find Shrunken Small Plates; Rodell Rousts Chatty Waiter andElsewhere, Brad A. Johnson eats a bunch of tacos in Dana Point.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Rodell Wrassles Down Black Hogg; Gold Tackles Tex-Mex at Bar AmaElsewhere, Brad A. Johnson suggests skipping the tasting menu and goling straight for the escargot shumai at Charlie Palmer.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  19. The Other Critics
    Rodell Adores The Austrian Authenticity of BierBeisel; Gold Jumps Aboard BestiaBernhard Mairinger’s European sensibilities and training net his restaurant three stars from L.A. Weekly.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Besha Basks in Bestia; O.C. Weekly Tears Into Fast Food MavenElsewhere, Jonathan Gold looks at his favorite dishes of the past year.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  21. The Other Critics
    Gold Charmed By Storefront’s Cutting Edge Deli SandwichesThe critic finds the tiny new shop “at the heart of one of the strongest culinary movements in the country.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    J. Gold Stands Beside Spago; Besha Rodell Thinks Cortez Is Killing ItThe Echo Park locavore avoids being just “a parody of 2012 and of everything Chang was deriding in his figs-on-a-plate comment.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  23. The Gold Watch
    Jonathan Gold Meets Ebenezer Scrooge, December 26 in Culver CityThe critic makes his Dickensian debut. Can he possibly restrain himself for asking for “more?”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  24. The Gold Watch
    Jonathan Gold Tackling Charles Dickens?The critic will appear in a local production of A Christmas Carol.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  25. The Other Critics
    Alma Wins Gold; M.A.K.E. Made Besha RawJonathan Gold Really Loved Alma; Besha Rodell Really Got Raw at M.A.K.E. Time Out LA finds food fantasy at The Hart and The Hunter
    By Tony Chen
  26. The Gold Watch
    Jonathan Gold is America’s Best Food CriticLos Angeles Has the Best Food Critic in the U.S.
    By Tony Chen
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    WuHan, Gold’s Got You All in Check; Rodell Savors The Camp at MessHallThe L.A. Times critic eats the Chinese city’s signature re gan mian and gets a dose of bullfrog stew.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Jonathan Gold Rolls Into MessHall For a Fun TimeThe camp-themed restaurant is more of a neighborhood scream than a destination.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Gold Shines Another Spotlight on Kang Ho-dong Baekjong; Rodell Rebel Yells atThe L.A. Weekly critic calls Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo L.A.’s most successful Southern-influenced chefs.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  30. Foodievents
    Evan Kleiman, David Sax, and J. Gold Take a Look ‘Beyond Bubbie’The personalities are getting together to schmooze on grandma’s home-cooking.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  31. The Other Critics
    Jonathan Gold Tackles Laurel Hardware“Sometimes the intermarriage works,” the critic writes of Mario Alberto’s vast imagination, “and sometimes it doesn’t.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Jonathan Gold Go Bragh at Tom Bergin’s; Bill Esparza Explores Little“What you’re competing against consists mostly of faded memories of bad steam-table food,” the critic says of Brandon Boudet’s Irish eats.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  33. The Other Critics
    Rodell Raves About Mozza’s Salumi Nights; Gold Name Checks at Plan CheckGold considers the West L.A. burger bar through the prism of Myhrvold, Umami Burger, and Blumenthal.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  34. The Gold Watch
    Gold Alights Again on Starry KitchenDubs the chili crab a “cult dish” at its new Tiara Cafe location.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  35. The Gold Watch
    Jonathan Gold Is The Second Most Followed Critic on TwitterJonathan Gold should always be first.
    By Tony Chen
  36. The Other Critics
    Gold Finds Good Cheer at Superba Snack BarThe critic calls Jason Neroni’s recipes “sunny and straightforward.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  37. The Gold Watch
    Jonathan Gold Eulogizes CampanileThe critic was married at what he refers to as “one of the city’s best.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  38. The Other Critics
    Chen Chows Chuan Ma Noodle House; Gold Ponders The Japanese Food CourtRosemead’s new Sichuan earns mighty accolades for its hand-cut noodles and six-spice broth.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  39. The Gold Watch
    Jonathan Gold Chases The Drago To Sunset Blvd.The critic declares, “nothing here is revolutionary; almost everything here is good” at Osteria Drago.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Jonathan Gold Is ‘Happy Enough’ at The ParishHe calls chef Casey Lane the dark prince of ‘No Substitutions, No Modifications.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  41. Tony Tony Tony
    Bourdain Basks in HollywoodTony gushes over a meal at Mozza and a trip to Night + Market with J. Gold, and even has a few Dragnet flashbacks.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Industriel Grates on Gold’s Nerves; Scattergood Stoked on Avalon GrilleThe L.A. Weekly editor susses out Catalina’s “most ambitious restaurant.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  43. Quote of the Day
    Jonathan Gold on Steaks and The Vegan EquivalentIt might involve cruelty-free soap and kolhrabi.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Gold Shouts Out Shunji; Rodell Revels in L&E Oyster BarIncreasingly, the Matsuhisa veteran is being praised for his produce more than his sashimi.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Besha Rodell Glorifies Mezze; Gold Returns to Next Door by JosieThe L.A. Weekly critic gives Micah Wexler the standing ovation he deserves.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Gold Beholds Ricardo Zarate’s New Stage at Mo-ChicaThe L.A. Times critic notes the same great food, new dis-enchantingly trendy space.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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    Virbila Venerates Vic Casanova’s Gusto; Gold Pleasantly Unchallenged By MaisonNoting that Alain Giruad is one of the few L.A. chefs capable of commanding a giant kitchen, J. Gold feels “it’s hard not to expect more.”
    By Hadley Tomicki
  48. The Gold Watch
    Jonathan Gold Looks Back at His RootsThe critic discusses his family’s religion by way of L.A.’s delis, with help from some famous friends.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  49. The Other Critics
    Jonathan Gold Applauds New Chef at Lazy Ox; Patrick Kuh Catches Up With WaterDespite a few dishes that may not be worth the price, Kuh appreciates the balance of creativity and tradition in the $1.5 million remake.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  50. The Other Critics
    Jonathan Gold Champions N/Naka in PalmsThe critic notes that kaiseki influences are a growing antidote to our over-saturated gastro-pub scene.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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