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Remembering Jonathan Gold
We speak with two chefs whose careers were changed by food critic Jonathan Gold -- the owners of Night + Market and Guisados. KCRW’s own Evan Kleiman will remember her colleague and friend.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenWe speak with two chefs whose careers were changed by food critic Jonathan Gold -- the owners of Night + Market and Guisados. KCRW’s own Evan Kleiman will remember her colleague and friend. We also look at Gold’s role as a ground-breaking music critic in LA.
Images of Jonathan Gold by Marie Gonzales and Duston Todd.
In this episode
5 storiesThe legacy of Jonathan Gold
Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Gold passed away over the weekend. He had pancreatic cancer. He was 57 years old. He heralded the taco truck and the strip mall ramen joint.
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Read the story13 minHow Jonathan Gold went from musician to food critic
Before becoming a food critic, Jonathan Gold studied music and composition, and has said that punk rock got him out of his shell. In 1989, he wrote the first major feature on N.W.A., and it put the little-known rap group on the map.
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