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    Island Hopping with Jonathan Gold

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly .  This week, Jonathan heads to Alhambra this week for some Chiu Chow cooking. He recommends the Hakka Chicken and the Prime Rib Fried Rice.

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

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly. This week, Jonathan heads to Alhambra this week for some Chiu Chow cooking. He recommends the Hakka Chicken and the Prime Rib Fried Rice.

    Gourmet Island

    203 W. Valley Blvd.

    Alhambra

    (626) 282-2668

    All of Jonathan Gold's restaurant recommendations are on the Good Food Restaurant Map.

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    The full episode

    5 of 9
    Seed Bombs; Boysenberries; Rendering Plants; California Olive Oil
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:55Farmers Markets in Oz
    3. 11:42Growing Food in Straw
    4. 18:36California Olive Oil
    5. 25:38Island Hopping with Jonathan GoldYou’re reading this
    6. 34:15Recycling Meat and Fat
    7. 42:02A Visit to an Avocado Farm
    8. 49:50Seed Bombs
    9. 55:37Street Food Champion
    Back to Good Food