May 7, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min · 22 segments
Bill Addison is the restaurant critic for the *Los Angeles Times*, where he writes influential reviews and guides that spotlight the diversity of the Southern California dining scene. Bill is the…
Bill AddisonGuestSteve PalmerHost
Not that he's still not, but now he's part of The New York Times system as well.
You know, he went recently to, uh, a longstanding Chinese restaurant in, I think it's...
... like, "Oh," he was like, "I was researching it," and like, there you were having, you know, written about it.
But when they said, "Go ahead and, and, you know, create an itinerary for yourself," Los Angeles was the very first place I went in April 2014.
And I think last decade was incredible because, um, you know, Los Angeles is a polarizing place.
And, um, and of course, like, like anything, there is some truth to these clichés, but there are five million people in Los Angeles-
... and that [chuckles] is-- can't just, can't possibly apply across the board.
Not that he's still not, but now he's part of The New York Times system as well.
You know, he went recently to, uh, a longstanding Chinese restaurant in, I think it's...
... like, "Oh," he was like, "I was researching it," and like, there you were having, you know, written about it.
But when they said, "Go ahead and, and, you know, create an itinerary for yourself," Los Angeles was the very first place I went in April 2014.
And I think last decade was incredible because, um, you know, Los Angeles is a polarizing place.
And, um, and of course, like, like anything, there is some truth to these clichés, but there are five million people in Los Angeles-
... and that [chuckles] is-- can't just, can't possibly apply across the board.
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