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Beat the Heat with Jonathan Gold’s Cool Picks
While the Southland suffers through its latest heatwave, our favorite food critic shares some of his go-to recommendations throughout Los Angeles and Orange County that will keep you cool.
By Camellia Tse • • 1 min readJonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. While the Southland suffers through its latest heatwave, our favorite food critic shares some of his go-to recommendations throughout Los Angeles and Orange County that will keep you cool.
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Starting with the ice-cold naengmyun from Yu Chun Chic Naeng Myun in Koreatown, he also enjoys the chilled zaru soba (buckwheat noodles) at Ichimi Ann in Palos Verdes; cold bún thịt nướng at Brodard in Garden Grove; the sesame noodles at Lucky Noodle King in San Gabriel; Shaanxi Gourmet’shandmadecold noodles in Rosemead; and the zaru udon with pickled umeboshi and shiso leaf at Marugame Monzo in Little Tokyo.
Yes, those really are Fruity Pebbles on your Korean shaved ice. (Photo by Audrey Ma.)
To finish off, skip the ice cream and opt for the icy, cold respite of shaved ice. Not just your average rainbow snow cone, every culture seems to have its own distinctive shaved ice options. Jonathan picks out just a few of the city’s best: the beautifully constructed Mexican snowy delights at Zacatecas Raspados;Hwa Sun Ji Tea & Coffee’straditional, minimalistKorean bingsu served with matcha (green tea) ice cream and red beans; as well as Roy Choi’s over-the-top, family-sized version of bingsu (pictured above), topped with Fruity Pebbles at the Line Hotel’s POT.And last, but certainly not least, there’s Snoballs, which does a great job of upholding the New Orleanean tradition of shaved ice.
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Shaved Ice Joints
Curious for more? You can also find all of Jonathan’s restaurant recommendations here.