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    Good Food

    Jonathan Gold reviews Cosa Buona

    This week, LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold dines at Zach Pollack ’s reinvention of Pizza Buona in Echo Park. The corner pizzeria on Sunset and Alvarado is now home to Cosa Buona . Hear Jonathan’s pitch for the mozzarella sticks and the Hawaiian pie, and read his LA Times review .

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    By Evan Kleiman • Aug 4, 2017 • 1 min read

    This week, LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold dines at Zach Pollack’s reinvention of Pizza Buona in Echo Park. The corner pizzeria on Sunset and Alvarado is now home to Cosa Buona. Hear Jonathan’s pitch for the mozzarella sticks and the Hawaiian pie, and read his LA Times review.

    The Hawaiian pizza at Cosa Buona. (Photo by DYLAN + JENI)

    Cosa Buona: 2100 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026 | (213) 908-5211

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    1. 0:00'My Soul Looks Back'
    2. 14:40Malaysian food 101
    3. 25:42Jonathan Gold reviews Cosa BuonaYou’re reading this
    4. 30:29Retiring to the bakery
    5. 40:40'Candy is Magic'
    6. 49:01The Market Report: Peaches
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    The full episode

    3 of 6
    Becoming a food historian, peaches and retiring to the bakery
    1. 0:00'My Soul Looks Back'
    2. 14:40Malaysian food 101
    3. 25:42Jonathan Gold reviews Cosa BuonaYou’re reading this
    4. 30:29Retiring to the bakery
    5. 40:40'Candy is Magic'
    6. 49:01The Market Report: Peaches
    Back to Good Food