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    Earlez Grille

    LA Weekly   columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic   Jonathan Gold   samples the best hot dogs in South Los Angeles at   Earlez Grill . He recommends the beef jumbo dog and beef-chili thriller, as well as Earlez banana pudding.

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

    LA Weeklycolumnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning food criticJonathan Goldsamples the best hot dogs in South Los Angeles atEarlez Grill. He recommends the beef jumbo dog and beef-chili thriller, as well as Earlez banana pudding.

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    History of the Toothpick; Moby; Tasting Wine; In-N-Out; Cranberry Harvest
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:52Cranberry Harvest
    3. 13:14Moby Doesn't Eat Meat
    4. 18:30Notes from a Professional Wine Taster
    5. 26:26Movie Theater Etiquette
    6. 33:06Earlez GrilleYou’re reading this
    7. 38:25In-N-Out Secrets
    8. 44:47History of the Toothpick
    9. 50:56Glass Shapes and Wine
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      Evan Kleiman

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    The full episode

    6 of 9
    History of the Toothpick; Moby; Tasting Wine; In-N-Out; Cranberry Harvest
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:52Cranberry Harvest
    3. 13:14Moby Doesn't Eat Meat
    4. 18:30Notes from a Professional Wine Taster
    5. 26:26Movie Theater Etiquette
    6. 33:06Earlez GrilleYou’re reading this
    7. 38:25In-N-Out Secrets
    8. 44:47History of the Toothpick
    9. 50:56Glass Shapes and Wine
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