Bill Addison
Restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times with decades of experience reviewing and reporting on restaurants, offering reporting context and industry perspective.
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Mar 20, 2026 • 47min
Noma and Redzepi: A Shocking Tale of Abuse
Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times restaurant critic with decades covering restaurants, and Kenji Lopez-Alt, cookbook author and chef behind Wursthall. They react to reporting on alleged abuse at a top restaurant. They probe why abusive kitchen cultures persist, media complicity, unpaid internships, and what real culture change might look like.
Mar 6, 2026 • 35min
Are Restaurant Critics Obsolete? Part 2
Elazar Sontag, food critic at The Washington Post, adapts rigorous reviews for social platforms. Hannah Goldfield, writer at The New Yorker, examines ethics and cultural context in restaurant coverage. Bill Addison, veteran critic, ranges from fine dining to street food. They debate TikTok and Yelp’s impact, the shrinking gatekeeper role, and whether longform criticism can survive in a fast social-media world.
Apr 1, 2024 • 60min
380: Los Angeles Restaurant Highs and Lows with Bill Addison
Renowned restaurant critic Bill Addison joins the show to discuss LA dining scene, modern Korean food, and recent reviews. Also, Matt shares his LA food adventures including Sicilian corners, creative banchan, and grilled sweet potato. A grab bag of foodie topics and recommendations.
