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    LA Times’ new food critics take up the mantle

    The LA Times recently named two accomplished food critics as successors to the late Jonathan Gold.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jan 11, 2019 • 1 min read

    The LA Times recently named two accomplished food critics as successors to the late Jonathan Gold. Bill Addison and Patricia Escárcega made their debuts for the paper of record this week. Addison reviewed Fiona, a new bakery and cafe on Fairfax, while Escárcega visited X'Tiosu Kitchen, a Boyle Heights restaurant specializing in "Oaxacan-inflected Lebanese" fare.

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    5. 47:00Karaage is the fried chicken you’ve been missing
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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    “Cooking with Scraps,” LA Times’ new critics, and Bestia’s origins
    1. 0:00Getting creative with food scraps
    2. 11:04The Farm Bill just passed. So, what’s in it?
    3. 21:26Bestia’s beginnings
    4. 32:56LA Times’ new food critics take up the mantleYou’re reading this
    5. 47:00Karaage is the fried chicken you’ve been missing
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