City of Gold
Gold shows us that the real work of a writer happens far from the keyboard: mostly it involves being alive to the world around us.
City of Gold
In this richly penetrating documentary odyssey, Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows us a Los Angeles where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the mysteries of an unwieldy city and the soul of America. Combing through colorful neighborhoods in his green pickup truck, Gold is sniffing out his next strip-mall discovery—whether Oaxacan grasshopper soup, hand-cut tonkotsu ramen, or a particularly unctuous pad see ew. As piping-hot platters are served up, so are stories of immigrants whose secret family recipes are like sacred offerings pledged for the opportunity to build their American Dream. With eternal curiosity, razor-sharp intellect, and existential longing, Gold is a culinary geographer taking us where no critic has gone before.
Genre
Bio-pic,
Documentary,
Food
Runtime
90
Language
English
Director
Laura Gabbert
Cast
Jonathan Gold
Awards:
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize ~ Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Dennis Harvey, Variety
The first food critic to be award a Pulitzer Prize, Jonathan Gold is esteemed for his perception as a cultural observer as well as a culinary expert. Laura Gabbert’s “City of Gold” neatly echoes that appeal by amplifying its native Los Angeleno subject’s love of both gastronomic diversity and his ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 3.18.16 - 6.19.16
Town Center 5 3.18.16 - 4.07.16
Monica Film Center 3.25.16 - 5.15.16
NoHo 7 4.01.16 - 4.07.16
Claremont 5 4.15.16 - 4.21.16
Lumiere Music Hall 5.06.16 - 5.12.16
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