101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles: How we came up with the list

Here’s how critics Bill Addison and Patricia Escárcega approached this year’s 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles list.
Patricia Escárcega • Los Angeles Times • December 9, 2019
[Looking for the 2019 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. list? Look no further.] In 2013, the Times published the first edition of the 101 Best Restaurants, Jonathan Gold’s year-end list of where to eat in Los Angeles. Since its debut, “the 101” has...
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