Jonathan Gold

RIP Jonathan Gold

July 23, 2018 by diannejacob 16 Comments

If you haven’t already, please watch this documentary about Jonathan Gold and his passion for the people and restaurants of L.A. It’s a love letter to them, but also to the man himself.

Yes it’s true: Los Angeles food critic Jonathan Gold, the only person to win a Pulizer as a food writer, died this past weekend, of pancreatic cancer.

He was only 57. The Los Angeles Times reported his death and lifted its paywall so you can explore his writing and tributes.

I have a few things to say about Jonathan Gold, before I get to his writing:

1. Maybe you’ve never heard of him, but I was in awe. In 2004, I was too intimidated to interview him for the first edition of Will Write for Food. It was because I [Read more…] about RIP Jonathan Gold

What Happened When I Approached Jonathan Gold

April 12, 2016 by diannejacob 41 Comments

Scott Warner snapped this shot of me and the affable Jonathan Gold, restaurant critic of the Los Angeles Times, as our talk began.

When I walked up, Jonathan Gold stood talking with a small group of food writers. It was after his keynote presentation at the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) annual conference in Hollywood, CA, and I was late for a session. I didn’t care. One of my food writing idols seemed to be available in the cavernous ballroom.

How often does that happen? At IACP, quite often. If you’ve been to their conferences, you probably remember when Julia Child and Jaques Pepin [Read more…] about What Happened When I Approached Jonathan Gold