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    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

    The full episode

    9 of 9
    Getting Kids to Eat; Summer Cookbooks; Duck Feet; Melons
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:11Dinner at the Carlsons
    3. 13:55Feeding Baby
    4. 19:49De-boned Duck Feet
    5. 27:20Food Paparazzi
    6. 32:56Edible Jewelry
    7. 37:42Heirloom Tomatomania
    8. 45:27Summer Reading
    9. 52:06Birria JaliscienseYou’re reading this
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Candace Moyer

      Producer of Good Food and Special Projects

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    The full episode

    9 of 9
    Getting Kids to Eat; Summer Cookbooks; Duck Feet; Melons
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:11Dinner at the Carlsons
    3. 13:55Feeding Baby
    4. 19:49De-boned Duck Feet
    5. 27:20Food Paparazzi
    6. 32:56Edible Jewelry
    7. 37:42Heirloom Tomatomania
    8. 45:27Summer Reading
    9. 52:06Birria JaliscienseYou’re reading this
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