Bill Addison is the restaurant critic of the Los Angeles Times. He is recipient of the 2023 Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award from the James Beard Foundation, among numerous other accolades. Addison was previously national critic for Eater and held food critic positions at the San Francisco Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News and Atlanta magazine.
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Critic Bill Addison reviews the Atwater Village location of Holy Basil — and then seeks out excellent boat noodles at 9-month-old Mae Malai in Hollywood.
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