Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Good Food

    Good Food

    Jonathan Gold on N.W.A.

    Before Jonathan Gold turned his attention entirely toward food, he was primarily known for his music writing. Eater’s Mona Holmes recalls the first time she read Jonathan Gold’s richly detailed feature on N.W.A.

    • rss
    • apple-podcasts
    • spotify
    • Share
    By Evan Kleiman • Aug 8, 2018 • 1 min read

    Before Jonathan Gold turned his attention entirely toward food, he was primarily known for his music writing. Eater’s Mona Holmes recalls the first time she read Jonathan Gold’s richly detailed feature on N.W.A. that he wrote for the LA Weekly in 1989.

    Writer Mona Holmes recalls reading Jonathan Gold’s 1989

    cover story on rap group N.W.A. for the first time.

    The full episode

    7 of 7
    Joël Robuchon, restaurant lines, and Jonathan Gold on N.W.A.
    1. 0:00Ludo Lefebvre: Joël Robuchon's impact
    2. 8:21"The Pope of Cuisine"
    3. 13:18Jonathan Gold's review of Robuchon's Vegas venture
    4. 23:49Line culture in Los Angeles
    5. 34:17Sparrow Mart
    6. 42:29Market Report: Okra
    7. 49:17Jonathan Gold on N.W.A.You’re reading this
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

    • KCRW placeholder

      Nick Liao

      Managing Producer, Good Food

    • KCRW placeholder

      Rosalie Atkinson

      Associate Producer, Left, Right & Center and All The President's Lawyers

    • KCRW placeholder

      Joseph Stone

      Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    7 of 7
    Joël Robuchon, restaurant lines, and Jonathan Gold on N.W.A.
    1. 0:00Ludo Lefebvre: Joël Robuchon's impact
    2. 8:21"The Pope of Cuisine"
    3. 13:18Jonathan Gold's review of Robuchon's Vegas venture
    4. 23:49Line culture in Los Angeles
    5. 34:17Sparrow Mart
    6. 42:29Market Report: Okra
    7. 49:17Jonathan Gold on N.W.A.You’re reading this
    Back to Good Food