(Gerry Furth-Sides) It took Dallas’ Bone-In Butcher Shop‘s enthusiastic owner-founder, John Sayklay with his partner-son Jake, a little bit of convincing to get me to try Texas Wagyu. That’s because I am a confirmed lover of the lean, double-muscled Piedmontese beef. (localfoodeater.com/piedmontese...
The Los Angeles Times harvest time event on Labor Day has always been a highlight of the summer season. This year a new series of dinners kicking off on September 5 will bring curated menus and online gatherings to Angelenos for at-home experience. The Times Dinner Series, hosted by its acclaimed Food staff, w...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) A take-out only version of Daniel Son’s marvelous sandwiches will star at Katsu Sando in Chinatown, DTLA, after Katsu Sando achieved so many followers at the local Sunday Smorgasburg. It is a bright light in the Los Angeles culinary scene even if it means that take-out replaces a more formal dining expe...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Content from Go Little Tokyo) What a wonderful opportunity the current crisis is to change social history by supporting Japanese American business in downtown Los Angeles during the pandemic. The record in World War II for treatment of Asian Americans needs to be changed, and can be now. The first thing...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Erwin Angeles relaxed with the other guests and made small talk about the enormously long buffet filled with holiday dishes at Cary Huynh’s Asian New Year gathering in the Pasadena foothills. Dressed in a crew neck sweater and slacks, he could have been a college professor. But after his sushi demo, we ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The person who answers the phone at legendary Mori Sushi still insists you are calling “Mori”himself, and the name is very much on the raggedy but intact outside sign with the famous fish logo. The sushi served inside these days has very much the same touch but it not because Mori is there. [&he...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, all photos courtesy of Go Little Tokyo) The history Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles had undergone a renovation – just ask any of us who had to skirt around it in construction traffic. Now visitors will also get to enjoy all of the work at the Go Little Tokyo’s 4th Annual Delicious Li...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) We first took Sonoko Sakai of Common Grains at The StandardLA, DTLA, where the class took over the main lobby and then the restaurant to honor her extraordinary Soba Noodles. The workshop focused on ancient techniques in the art of creating the perfect buckwheat soba and its deliciously rich umami d...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) We knew immediately from the invitation for a new, modern kaiseki restaurant experience presented by INN ANN Los Angeles, JAPAN HOUSE, that it would be exquisite. We had already experienced the superlative food of first guest chef, Taro Araki, Executive Chef for the Los Angeles Consul-General of Japan. //...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) When Chaya Venice recently changed its name to New CHAYA Modern Izakaya we knew it meant a small plate bar drinking. So we expected the new Handcrafted Cocktail Program, Wine, Sake, Premium Spirit and Japanese Whisky List in the transition. What surprised us were the inspired brightness, dishes by the evol...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 