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    Jonathan Gold's Top 10 dishes for 2016

    From Chengdu-style noodles at Mian in San Gabriel to chef Tony Esnault's legumes de saison at Spring and LASA 's Pinoy-Californian version of pancit at the Far East Plaza in Chinatown, LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold has been busy eating his way across town. He joins us in studio this week to present his top 10 dishes for 2016.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Dec 16, 2016 • 1 min read

    From Chengdu-style noodles at Mian in San Gabriel to chef Tony Esnault's legumes de saison at Spring and LASA's Pinoy-Californian version of pancit at the Far East Plaza in Chinatown, LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold has been busy eating his way across town. He joins us in studio this week to present his top 10 dishes for 2016. Find out which ones made the cut and read Jonathan's review for the LA Times. It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it.

    Legumes de saison

    Photo by Camellia Tse

    Music: "I Love You" by Black Flag

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    The full episode

    7 of 7
    'The Gefilte Manifesto,' Christmas pickles, holiday cookies
    1. 0:00Japanese turnips
    2. 6:07A little nibble for the cookie-obsessed
    3. 15:55Hanging up the Christmas pickle
    4. 23:04Scandinavian comfort food for the soul
    5. 31:43'The Gefilte Manifesto'
    6. 40:16Cookbook picks and trends for 2016
    7. 48:31Jonathan Gold's Top 10 dishes for 2016You’re reading this
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