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July 18, 2018
Jonathan Gold, American food critic (born 1960)
Jonathan Gold
Jonathan Gold was an American food and music critic. He was for many years the chief food critic for the Los Angeles Times and also wrote for LA Weekly and Gourmet, in addition to serving as a regular contributor on KCRW's Good Food radio program. Gold often chose small, traditional immigrant restaurants for his reviews, although he covered all types of cuisine. In 2007, while writing for the LA Weekly, he became the first food critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.
July 18
July 18 is the 199th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 166 days remain until the end of the year.