(Gerry Furth-Sides) Brava. Theía means divine. And it is. Theía already won me over when I just DM-ed the place with a question about outdoor dining and the utmost care was taken to answer. This starts at the top with young French entrepreneur, Max Simon, who followed a girlfriend to Santorini and was so won […]...
‘What’s for lunch?’ On many days, it might be the only thought driving us to get through a day. We are all rowers of the same boat, so there is no point in denying it! Mediterranean food can spice up any day? With lots of veggies, nuts, whole wheat, grains, legumes, seeds, and olive oil […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Santorini, often described as the ultimate of the hundreds of Greek islands with whitewashed buildings tumbling down the dramatic hills to a pristine, turquoise ocean. I speak from experience. Fact: sunsets have earned a reputation for being so spectacular that the price of a house is influenced by t...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) A “healthy Greek” cuisine cookbook is an idea of the present; we tried doing a book like this as ordered from the publisher a generation ago with the popular, Greek restaurant owner-chef, Sofi Konstantinidis. Sofi felt that the heavier staples of the classics was what gave them “oomph&...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Greek photos courtesy of The Chios Mastiha Growers Association). Whenever anyone, including me, thought of “mastiha” in the past, chewing gum came to mind. Its a different story these days since “Healthy” is the new mantra for food and drink these days, and whatever items can mak...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Photos and Kontos Company content are courtesy of the company) Easter is the most sacred holiday for Eastern Orthodox Christians and Western Christians. Each sect celebrates it differently. And the more commercial Western version has the most fun of all, especially this year when takes place on April 1. /...
A brand new “Gastronomical Sidebar” and a number of culinary inspired films was one of the highlights of the tenth anniversary Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF.org) as it rolled out the red carpet to celebrate its June 1 – 5, 2016 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Cuisine-themed entertainme...
(Gerry Furth-Sides ) Already at the age of seven, after the kids at school assumed my mother, who arrived in this country on a luxury liner, was “a gypsy” because she had dark hair, some sort of an accent and was wearing a beret, I knew there had to be a better word for “foreign-born […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ask almost any Greek where to find the Greek cuisine, and they will almost invariable answer, “at home.” Carlos Tomazos is no exception although he prefers to share what he – or his mother when he was growing up on the island of Cyprus – prepared at home in his new contemporary, c...
Inotheke, a contemporary dining destination from Carolos Tomazos, is now open in Santa Monica. The dining room and bar showcases modern Greek warm, lighthearted hospitality while taking its cuisine and spirits seriously. Even the name is written in Greek. Hints of the Mediterranean Island, Cyprus, (Tomazos’ homeland)...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 