Fresh
Gabbert's film is part portrait, part city symphony. It celebrates Gold as a fixture of his native Los Angeles and L.A. as in thrall to its stalwart guide.
Calum Marsh, Globe and Mail
City of Gold
Discover the world. One meal at a time.
2016 · 1h 36m · R
Documentary
Directed by
Laura Gabbert
Overview
As the unabashed cradle of Hollywood superficiality and smoggy urban sprawl, Los Angeles has long been condemned as a cultural wasteland. In the richly penetrating documentary odyssey City of Gold, Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows us another Los Angeles, where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the mysteries of an unwieldy city and the soul of America.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There's an honesty in what Gold writes and the way he writes it, which is why his words have so much impact. The film has a similar impact to one of his reviews.
Adam Graham, Detroit News
Fresh
It's a documentary that is ostensibly a profile of a man, but is really about the vibrant city he inhabits, beyond the Hollywood sheen and the grit of Compton.
Molly Eichel, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
It's a neat little bit of hagiography, dwelling fondly on his quirks, but that's OK. For people who want to taste the world, Gold is a patron saint.
Devra First, Boston Globe
Fresh
A colorful and loving tribute to the kinds of restaurants that food critics once ignored - and a few fancy places as well.
Maura Judkis, Washington Post
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