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    Good Food

    Vespertine's first year

    Chef Jordan Kahn of Vespertine. Photo by Christopher Ho.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Sep 7, 2018 • 1 min read

    Chef Jordan Kahn of Vespertine. Photo by Christopher Ho.

    With Jonathan Gold’s passing in late July, Vespertine became the last number one restaurant on his annual 101 Best Restaurants list. In July, Vespertine marked its one-year anniversary. Chef Jordan Kahn visited Good Food then to reflect upon the restaurant’s first year in business.

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    Plastic straws, Persian cuisine, and Meathead Goldwyn
    1. 0:00Disposable America
    2. 10:04Gustavo's Great Tortilla Tournament update
    3. 14:11'Bottom of the Pot'
    4. 23:34Brisket: a Rosh Hashanah favorite
    5. 31:42Market Report: Grapes
    6. 39:30Jonathan Gold on Vespertine
    7. 45:42Vespertine's first yearYou’re reading this
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    The full episode

    7 of 7
    Plastic straws, Persian cuisine, and Meathead Goldwyn
    1. 0:00Disposable America
    2. 10:04Gustavo's Great Tortilla Tournament update
    3. 14:11'Bottom of the Pot'
    4. 23:34Brisket: a Rosh Hashanah favorite
    5. 31:42Market Report: Grapes
    6. 39:30Jonathan Gold on Vespertine
    7. 45:42Vespertine's first yearYou’re reading this
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