4 Tu RQ: Jonathan Gold's Voice, and Yours

Drag to rearrange sections
Rich Text Content

Until he died last year, Jonathan Gold was the restaurant critic for over a decade for The Los Angeles Times (You can find many of his articles here (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). Employing formal diction and insider references--and mixing that with a passionate devotion to taste--Gold discusses LA's restaurant culture. (Arguably, he embodies it.)

Today, you'll read Gold's review of Chong Qing Noodles.

It's available on the Web at this link: https://www.latimes.com/food/jonathan-gold/la-fo-gold-chong-qing-special-noodles-review-20180601-story.htmlLinks to an external site.

In case that doesn't work, I also pasted it here as a Word doc.

1. Write a paragraph of about 200 words in which you explain how Gold's voice--including his diction, his allusions, his tone, the way he presents his background--is different from Gustavo's. Feel free to use short quotations from each author's writing to support your analysis.

2. In about 100 words, explain what you can learn or imitate from Gold's voice to use in your own restaurant review, and what you can't or don't want to imitate. As you do, consider your own knowledge base, the personality you bring to other discussions in your personal life (on Instagram, on We Chat, Face to Face), the ideal audience for your Critic's Review, what you want that audience to think of you, and how your voice will entertain and persuade them.

rich_text    
Drag to rearrange sections
Image/File Upload
Screen Shot 2019-05-07 at 2.38.35 PM.png
attachment 6315424  
Drag to rearrange sections
Rich Text Content
rich_text    

Page Comments

No Comments

Add a New Comment:

You must be logged in to make comments on this page.