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    Jonathan Gold Reviews Din Tai Fung

    Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times, talks about the new outpost of Din Tai Fung at the Americana at Brand in Glendale. Jonathan recommends the xiao long bao (xlb), sauteed string beans with garlic, pickled cucumbers, fish dumplings, stir fried rice cakes and truffle xlb.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times, talks about the new outpost of Din Tai Fung at the Americana at Brand in Glendale. Jonathan recommends the xiao long bao (xlb), sauteed string beans with garlic, pickled cucumbers, fish dumplings, stir fried rice cakes and truffle xlb.

    Din Tai Fung

    177 Caruso Ave

    Glendale, CA, 91210

    818-551-5561

    All of Jonathan Gold's restaurant suggestions are on the Good Food restaurant map.

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    3. 16:10The History of the Square Meal
    4. 23:38Mark Bittman Breaks Down a Beet Salad
    5. 29:37Michael Cimarusti on the Bycatch Problem
    6. 37:40Market Report
    7. 45:22Cooking for One or Two
    8. 52:03Little Arabia's New Restaurant Gem in Anaheim
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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

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      Sarah Rogozen

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    The full episode

    2 of 8
    The History of the Square Meal, Beets, Community Seafood
    1. 0:00Scott Conant's Lauded Spaghetti Recipe
    2. 9:31Jonathan Gold Reviews Din Tai FungYou’re reading this
    3. 16:10The History of the Square Meal
    4. 23:38Mark Bittman Breaks Down a Beet Salad
    5. 29:37Michael Cimarusti on the Bycatch Problem
    6. 37:40Market Report
    7. 45:22Cooking for One or Two
    8. 52:03Little Arabia's New Restaurant Gem in Anaheim
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