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Remembering Jonathan Gold (1960-2018)

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jul. 27, 2019 Food & Drink

LA's Jonathan Gold. Photo credit: Duston Todd

When Jonathan Gold passed last year, we gathered the voices of colleagues, friends, chefs, and listeners to celebrate the man who taught us how to eat and live in LA.

From this Episode:

Jen Ferro reflects on Jonathan Gold

Jonathan Gold’s voice was introduced to the world through Good Food in 1998. Instrumental in bringing him on the show was current KCRW president Jennifer Ferro , who...

5 min

Publishing Jonathan Gold

Mike Sigman was publisher of the LA Weekly during both of Jonathan’s stints at the paper. He recalls Jonathan’s early years as an irritable young writer with a penchant for...

5 min

A tribute from former colleagues

Several of Jonathan’s former LA Weekly colleagues offer their memories of working with Jonathan.

3 min

Jonathan's impact on restaurateurs

At a time when restaurant criticism was fixated on fine dining, Jonathan Gold championed taco trucks, Ethiopian food, and San Gabriel Valley noodle shops.

4 min

Chefs remember Jonathan Gold

LA chefs remember how Jonathan touched their lives.

8 min

Good Food's producers reminisce on waiting for Jonathan Gold

Jen Ferro’s successors as managing producer of KCRW’s Good Food recall their time working with Jonathan.

3 min

Jonathan's generosity

LA Times arts and culture writer Carolina Miranda was not only was a colleague of Jonathan’s during his final years at the Times, she was a friend who often dined in his...

6 min

Dining out with Jonathan

LA Times Food editor Peter Meehan was a dear friend of Jonathan Gold's. In recent years, he share more meals with the late restaurant critic than anyone outside his...

5 min

Jonathan's impact beyond LA

Last year, the LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison made a bold statement. Then writing for Eater, he said California was now “ the most influential force in American...

5 min

'City of Gold'

Filmmaker Laura Gabbert spent nearly five years filming Jonathan Gold for her acclaimed documentary about Jonathan, called “ City of Gold .” She shares with Evan what...

4 min

Jonathan Gold's ruling for eating out

I n 2010, Jonathan gave Evan Kleiman his rules for finding good restaurants. Eight years later, his wisdom is still timeless.

7 min

Credits

Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Nick Liao, Joseph Stone, Laryl Garcia

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