Los Angeles Times restaurant critic Jonathan Gold dies at 57

Frances Lam, Arellano, Birdsall, Pete Wells, Rosner, Gershenson, Paolo Lucchesi, Zimmern, Sietsema

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Pancreatic, damn. At least it was rather quick

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And here are the ones that won him the Pulitzer.

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Thank you for sharing that link, ernie: I am trying to avoid giving any traffic to the LA Weekly site and so haven’t been there to reread some of his (many!) classics. This was very bittersweet.

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This morning, I read an article on Grub Street highlighting the planned tribute,
“city of Gold”

Wish I could take part.

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If you’re on Twitter, the #LAGold #CityofGold and #JonathanGold hashtags will show some of the images/video of LA bathed in gold light in Saturday, @Rooster.

Here are a couple:

Personally, I think the best way to honor the man is to seek out new-to-me foods and cultures - whether I’m here in Pasadena or elsewhere - and break bread.

In doing so, may I better myself and, I hope, forge connections and appreciation for the richness and complexity of the world.

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Agree but its pretty cool to see a quiet humble writer honored this way. What he meant to so many displayed in a single remark. pure gold.

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Not to mention the up and coming writer.

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This is perfect and so bittersweet, too.

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From a few days ago…

Read a few tributes on the 2nd anniversary of JG’s passing.
Revisiting stellar and fun reading.
https://www.latimes.com/people/jonathan-gold