{"product_id":"counter-intelligence-jonathan-gold-9780312267230","title":"Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gold changed American food writing.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only food critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, Jonathan Gold pioneered a humanist's approach to reviewing restaurants: COUNTER INTELLIGENCE collects over 200 of his legendary reviews, which were as much about Los Angeles' neighborhoods and people as about what you were going to eat. He revealed the hidden kitchens where Los Angeles' immigrant communities fed their own, including the best of cuisine from Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Burma, Canton, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand, Vietnam and more. Not to mention the indigenous dishes of L.A. car culture: the perfectly-prepared hamburger and the quintessential hot dog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 2000, COUNTER INTELLIGENCE remains an entry point to the food of the country's most diverse culinary landscape; though some of the restaurants it lists have vanished as the twenty-first century has worn on (and its prices remain a point of nostalgia), \"you could read it like a novel and be very satisfied (Ruth Reichl)\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Gold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312267231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312267230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e L.A. Weekly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Jonathan Gold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044379226367,"sku":"9780312267230","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cb3de30-2786-45f6-bab8-a894d020dbbe.jpg?v=1684972514","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/counter-intelligence-jonathan-gold-9780312267230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}