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    Good Food

    Jonathan Gold dines at Charcoal Venice

    A cabbage baked in embers served with yogurt, sumac and lemon zest. Wood-grilled oysters with seaweed, breadcrumbs and horseradish. A lamb shoulder from Sonoma that is aged 35 days and tastes of coriander and honey.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Mar 18, 2016 • 1 min read

    A cabbage baked in embers served with yogurt, sumac and lemon zest. Wood-grilled oysters with seaweed, breadcrumbs and horseradish. A lamb shoulder from Sonoma that is aged 35 days and tastes of coriander and honey. These are some of the dishes that our favorite food critic Jonathan Gold likes at Charcoal Venice, a new restaurant from Josiah Citrin.

    Read Gold's review of the restaurant and see photos of his recommended dishes — food porn alert! — on the Good Food blog. We're still trying to sort out what to do with the four jars of sumac in Evan's pantry.

    Charcoal Venice

    425 Washington Boulevard

    Venice, CA 90292

    Music: "African Fantasy"

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    1. 0:00Eat veal brains, sorrel and chili peppers at Le Servan
    2. 8:02Shake Shack opens in West Hollywood
    3. 20:55No Man Is An Island
    4. 35:05Jonathan Gold dines at Charcoal VeniceYou’re reading this
    5. 42:05Get this garlic while it's green
    6. 48:32Cheesemaking 101
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

      Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    4 of 6
    Le Servan, Shake Shack, TiGeorges' Chicken
    1. 0:00Eat veal brains, sorrel and chili peppers at Le Servan
    2. 8:02Shake Shack opens in West Hollywood
    3. 20:55No Man Is An Island
    4. 35:05Jonathan Gold dines at Charcoal VeniceYou’re reading this
    5. 42:05Get this garlic while it's green
    6. 48:32Cheesemaking 101
    Back to Good Food