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    Good Food

    Jonathan Gold dines at Nothingness

    Jonathan Gold heads to Nothingness restaurant in San Gabriel to eat spicy Sichuan and Chongqing-style food. Listen and read his LA Times review to find out why the la zi ji, or chicken with hot pepper, is splendid, but why he chose to give the Brainstorming, or BBQ pig brains, a pass.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Oct 6, 2017 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold heads to Nothingness restaurant in San Gabriel to eat spicy Sichuan and Chongqing-style food. Listen and read his LA Times review to find out why the la zi ji, or chicken with hot pepper, is splendid, but why he chose to give the Brainstorming, or BBQ pig brains, a pass.

    Nothingness: 288 South San Gabriel Boulevard, Suite 103/104, San Gabriel, CA 91776 | (626) 782-7660

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Ottolenghi and Goh stay 'Sweet,' passion fruit, DJ Wolfgang Puck
    1. 0:00'Sweet: Desserts from London's Ottolenghi'
    2. 21:21Jonathan Gold dines at NothingnessYou’re reading this
    3. 24:52'Baking Powder Wars'
    4. 38:39The Market Report: Passion fruit
    5. 44:42Wolfgang Puck hops on the turntables
    Back to Good Food