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    Good Food

    Genius at Alma in Downtown LA

    Alma , the 39-seat restaurant in downtown LA, was recently voted the best new restaurant in America by Bon Appetit magazine. Jonathan Gold describes it as a very personal restaurant.

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

    , the 39-seat restaurant in downtown LA, was recently voted the

    best new restaurant in America

    by Bon Appetit magazine.

    Jonathan Gold describes it as a very personal restaurant. The menu changes daily, but be sure to start with a seaweed and tofu

    beignet and the toast with jam and liver.

    Alma

    952 S Broadway

    Los Angeles, CA 90015

    213-444-0984

    All of Jonathan Gold's restaurant suggestions are on the Good Food restaurant map.

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    7. 49:21The Fast-Food Workers Strike Hits Los Angeles
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

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    The full episode

    4 of 7
    Building a Bakery at Burning Man, Fast-Food Workers Strike
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 9:08Building a Bakery at Burning Man
    3. 19:06Southern Jewish Cooking: When Tradition and Culture Collide
    4. 26:49Genius at Alma in Downtown LAYou’re reading this
    5. 32:23Decoding the Japanese Supermarket
    6. 42:25Kimchi for Every Palate
    7. 49:21The Fast-Food Workers Strike Hits Los Angeles
    Back to Good Food