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    Jonathan Gold Reviews Scratch Bar

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer-Prize winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he reviews Scratch Bar , a "hyper-modern gastropub" in Beverly Hills that's serving up dishes with quirky presentation.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer-Prize winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he reviews Scratch Bar, a "hyper-modern gastropub" in Beverly Hills that's serving up dishes with quirky presentation.

    Scratch Bar

    111 N La Cienega Blvd

    Beverly Hills, CA 90211

    310-289-8010

    Jonathan recommends the bone marrow in bread, olives stuffed with olives, chicken and waffles, smelt cracker, squid in a box and housemade ice cream cones with housemade jimmies. Find photos of Jonathan's recommended dishes on the Good Food blog. All of his restaurant suggestions are on the Good Food restaurant map.

    The full episode

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    Vegan for Passover, the Perfect Apron, Buttermilk Drops
    1. 0:00The Buttermilk Drop
    2. 7:46LA's Apron Designer
    3. 17:08Maxwell House Haggadah: How a Coffee Company Influenced Passover
    4. 26:12How to Keep Vegan during Passover
    5. 34:23Market Report
    6. 41:07Jonathan Gold Reviews Scratch BarYou’re reading this
    7. 48:32Is Mezcal More Interesting than Tequila?
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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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    The full episode

    6 of 7
    Vegan for Passover, the Perfect Apron, Buttermilk Drops
    1. 0:00The Buttermilk Drop
    2. 7:46LA's Apron Designer
    3. 17:08Maxwell House Haggadah: How a Coffee Company Influenced Passover
    4. 26:12How to Keep Vegan during Passover
    5. 34:23Market Report
    6. 41:07Jonathan Gold Reviews Scratch BarYou’re reading this
    7. 48:32Is Mezcal More Interesting than Tequila?
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