Jonathan Gold's top dishes from 31 days of great chefs around L.A.? Potatoes cooked in earth

Our restaurant critic reflects on the memorable potatoes from chefs Ben Shewry, Monique Fiso and Virgilio Martinez that he ate during the Los Angeles Times Food Bowl.
Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • June 8, 2018
If you watched the Peruvian chef Virgilio Martínez’s episode of “Chef’s Table” last season, you probably remember his encounter with a huatia, the earth oven built as both a celebration of the harvest and as a good if laborious way to cook dinner....
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