Good Food looks back at 2018

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Dec. 29, 2018 Food & Drink

Of all the changes in LA's food scene this year, none was felt as strongly as the passing of Jonathan Gold. Photo credit: Duston Todd

2018 was a year of incredible change in the food world. It’s a tradition at Good Food to wrap up the year by sharing a few of our favorite segments. Among them are stories about food and immigration, a farewell to our friend Jonathan Gold, and a pie crawl of Los Angeles.

From this Episode:

A powerful immigrant food story in Pixar’s “Bao”

Some of the year’s best stories explored the connections between food and immigrant culture. In July, director Domee Shi visited Good Food to talk about her Pixar short...

11 min

Jonathan Gold praised Thomas Ortega's style

In January, Jonathan Gold spoke with Evan about chef Thomas Ortega’s free-wheeling approach to Mexican cuisine as exemplified by Amor y Tacos in Cerritos and Playa...

6 min

Jonathan Gold's rules for eating out

At the beginning of the year, Jonathan made some predictions about LA food trends for 2018.

9 min

LA chefs remember Jonathan Gold

When Jonathan Gold passed away last July, there was an outpouring of grief and gratitude across the city, particularly among chefs. Some of them shared how Jonathan’s work...

9 min

The return of the Pie Contest

This year also saw the return of KCRW’s beloved Pie Contest. Before the contest, pastry chef Isa Fabro took Good Food listeners on a pie crawl of LA. Producer Abbie...

7 min

A specialty dish in Koreatown

In February, we visited Koreatown to learn about a specialty called gopchang . Contributor Jacklyn Kim reported on how the offal-centric dish has become a favorite of...

6 min

A special announcement from Laura Avery

Fittingly, we close out the year at the farmers market. Laura Avery is retiring from the Santa Monica Farmers Market after more than three decades of service, but she has a...

9 min