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    Jonathan Gold dines at Maestro

    This week, our favorite food critic, Jonathan Gold , sips mezcal between bites of ceviche and esquites while dining on regional “Mexican food with a different point of view.” Hear what he has to say about Danny Godinez’s artfully executed bites of grilled octopus tentacles and lamb barbacoa at Maestro in Old Town Pasadena.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Apr 21, 2017 • 1 min read

    This week, our favorite food critic, Jonathan Gold, sips mezcal between bites of ceviche and esquites while dining on regional “Mexican food with a different point of view.” Hear what he has to say about Danny Godinez’s artfully executed bites of grilled octopus tentacles and lamb barbacoa at Maestro in Old Town Pasadena. Learn more in his LA Times review.

    Lamb barbacoa. (Photo courtesy of Maestro)

    Maestro: 110 East Union Street, Pasadena, CA 91103 | (626) 787-1512

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    The full episode

    3 of 7
    Cambodians and fried chicken, baby pureés, vegan baking tips
    1. 0:04How Cambodians got into the LA fried chicken biz
    2. 9:38Vegan cookies 'n' milk pie
    3. 18:20Jonathan Gold dines at MaestroYou’re reading this
    4. 22:07'Around the World in 80 Purées'
    5. 32:10The Market Report: Honey
    6. 40:17'Gods, Wasps and Stranglers'
    7. 46:54'SPIRALIZE this!'
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