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Good Food

Birria Jalisciense

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize winning food critic for the L.A.

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By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize winning food critic for the L.A. Weekly. This week he heads to El Monte for the classic Mexican dish Birria. Jonathan recommends La Barca Jalisco for birria or molcajetes.

La Barca Jalisco

10817 Valley Mall, El Monte, (626) 452-2121

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    host 'Good Food'

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    host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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    Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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    Producer of Good Food and Special Projects

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