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    Jonathan Gold Reviews Birch

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Birch , a stripped-down small-plates restaurant in the Cahuenga corridor of Hollywood.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jun 12, 2015 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Birch, a stripped-down small-plates restaurant in the Cahuenga corridor of Hollywood.

    Birch

    1634 N Cahuenga Blvd

    Los Angeles, CA 90028

    323-960-3369

    He recommends the summer corn and truffle, sweetbreads with cauliflower and gnocchi, rabbit baklava, king salmon with asparagus, and the skillet toffee pudding.

    Read Jonathan's LA Times review here and find all of his restaurant recommendations on the Good Food blog.

    Music: "Beautiful" by Snoop Dogg

    The full episode

    3 of 7
    LA History through Menus, Darjeeling's Uncertain Future, Bourbon Empire
    1. 0:00To Live and Dine in LA
    2. 8:57Alex Guarnaschelli Talks Food and Music
    3. 14:58Jonathan Gold Reviews BirchYou’re reading this
    4. 22:52Bourbon Empire: A New Look at an Old Favorite
    5. 31:53Juicing for Flavor
    6. 40:36Market Report
    7. 48:28Darjeeling Unlimited
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    3 of 7
    LA History through Menus, Darjeeling's Uncertain Future, Bourbon Empire
    1. 0:00To Live and Dine in LA
    2. 8:57Alex Guarnaschelli Talks Food and Music
    3. 14:58Jonathan Gold Reviews BirchYou’re reading this
    4. 22:52Bourbon Empire: A New Look at an Old Favorite
    5. 31:53Juicing for Flavor
    6. 40:36Market Report
    7. 48:28Darjeeling Unlimited
    Back to Good Food