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    Good Food

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Leona

    Jonathan Gold , the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times, takes us to Leona , a new restaurant in Venice devoted to California cuisine that's the brainchild of Top Chef alum Nyesha Arrington.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jan 29, 2016 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times, takes us to Leona, a new restaurant in Venice devoted to California cuisine that's the brainchild of Top Chef alum Nyesha Arrington.

    Leona

    123 Washington Blvd

    Venice, CA, 90291

    310-822-5379

    Among Gold's recommendations: the roast dumpling squash and the chocolate ganache shortbread sprinkled with Maldon salt and lavender blossoms.

    Read Gold's LA Times review of Leona and find other restaurant recommendations on the Good Food blog.

    Music: "Let Me Know" by Mayer Hawthorne

    The full episode

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    Boudin King Cake, Bergamots at the Market, to Tip or not to Tip?
    1. 0:30Boudin King Cakes for Mardi Gras
    2. 7:28Slurping Hand Grenades in the Big Easy
    3. 18:05Susan Volland, Mistress of Sauces
    4. 25:32Market Report
    5. 32:45To Tip or Not to Tip
    6. 43:46Paid Sick Days at Restaurants
    7. 50:05Jonathan Gold Reviews LeonaYou’re reading this
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    7 of 7
    Boudin King Cake, Bergamots at the Market, to Tip or not to Tip?
    1. 0:30Boudin King Cakes for Mardi Gras
    2. 7:28Slurping Hand Grenades in the Big Easy
    3. 18:05Susan Volland, Mistress of Sauces
    4. 25:32Market Report
    5. 32:45To Tip or Not to Tip
    6. 43:46Paid Sick Days at Restaurants
    7. 50:05Jonathan Gold Reviews LeonaYou’re reading this
    Back to Good Food