Jonathan Gold First Came to Guelaguetza in 1995.

My father had no idea who he was and served him like any other person. Shortly after that first visit, he kindly let my dad know ahead of time that his review for the Los Angeles Times was going to be published. Jonathan warned him that once the review was out, a lot more people might be coming in. My dad, of course, didn’t believe him. A few days later the article was published. My father came in as he would any other day, and since he didn’t read the Times, he had no idea what was coming. That day, he served more people than on any other day in the short history of the restaurant.