Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The 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.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readPulitzer 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. He helped elevate chefs from across the city -- not just those with white tablecloths and pricey wine lists. In doing so, he taught many people about Los Angeles, and how to fall in love with it through food.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Evan Kleiman
host 'Good Food'
Kris Yenbamroong
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The full episode
1 of 5Remembering Jonathan Gold- 0:00The legacy of Jonathan GoldYou’re reading this
- 15:19What we know about the shootout at the Silver Lake Trader Joe's
- 23:27Trump rails against Robert Mueller's investigation as a witch hunt
- 31:11What it's like being the 'ugly' daughter of Miss America
- 44:19How Jonathan Gold went from musician to food critic