LA Weekly food critic Jonathan Gold just won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, the first Pulitzer for a food critic and the first for the Weekly. Read Jon's stuff here. The citation says:
Awarded to Jonathan Gold of LA Weekly for his zestful, wide ranging restaurant reviews, expressing the delight of an erudite eater.
What's cool about Jon's writing is that he'll eat anywere in his heroic quest for the best of L.A. food. Link. * And here's the AP take.