City of Gold

Gabbert's film is part portrait, part city symphony. It celebrates Gold as a fixture of his native Los Angeles and L.A. as in thrall to its stalwart guide.

There's an honesty in what Gold writes and the way he writes it, which is why his words have so much impact. The film has a similar impact to one of his reviews.

It's a documentary that is ostensibly a profile of a man, but is really about the vibrant city he inhabits, beyond the Hollywood sheen and the grit of Compton.

It's a neat little bit of hagiography, dwelling fondly on his quirks, but that's OK. For people who want to taste the world, Gold is a patron saint.

A colorful and loving tribute to the kinds of restaurants that food critics once ignored - and a few fancy places as well.

An unalloyed success, this documentary makes the city and its subject one.

City of Gold' is a sweet and charming portrait of a talented man with a big appetite -- for food, for people, for Los Angeles.

While the documentary occasionally verges on hagiography... it doesn't irritate... It's just a nice movie about a nice man

It's really a documentary about journalism and eating, and truly appreciating both words and food.

Be warned: if you go on an empty stomach, you will certainly not last the distance.

It's obviously fun being Gold.