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    Good Food

    Rum and Ribs in Venice Beach

    Jonathan Gold reviews Sunny Spot , Roy Choi's Caribbean-influenced joint in Venice Beach. He recommends the fried pigs' feet, jerk chicken wings, flatbread with ricotta and harissa, brown sugar short ribs, Jamaican roasted lamb, mofongo and sweet potato pie. If you aren't hungry, the rum-based cocktails are worth going for alone.

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

    Jonathan Gold reviews Sunny Spot, Roy Choi's Caribbean-influenced joint in Venice Beach. He recommends the fried pigs' feet, jerk chicken wings, flatbread with ricotta and harissa, brown sugar short ribs, Jamaican roasted lamb, mofongo and sweet potato pie. If you aren't hungry, the rum-based cocktails are worth going for alone.

    Sunny Spot

    822 Washington Blvd (at Abbot Kinney)

    Venice, CA 90291

    310-448-8884

    You can find all of Jonathan's restaurant suggestions on the Good Food restaurant map.

    The full episode

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    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:45Extra Edibles
    3. 16:08Vermouth 101
    4. 23:23The Lives of Ice Cream Men and Women
    5. 30:58Quark
    6. 36:17Rum and Ribs in Venice BeachYou’re reading this
    7. 43:24What It Takes to Be a Restaurant Man
    8. 49:2840 Years of Valentino
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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 8
    Vermouth; Quark; How to Be a Successful Restaurateur
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:45Extra Edibles
    3. 16:08Vermouth 101
    4. 23:23The Lives of Ice Cream Men and Women
    5. 30:58Quark
    6. 36:17Rum and Ribs in Venice BeachYou’re reading this
    7. 43:24What It Takes to Be a Restaurant Man
    8. 49:2840 Years of Valentino
    Back to Good Food