Imagine opening your door and having a beautiful box like this delivered to you each month (we added the bow for Christmas). This is what a unique company named the Hatchery delivers in subscription format each month to your doorstep: small-batch artisan ingredients and condiments. Open it and this is the beautiful wrapping...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It was very exciting to look up at a shelf at WHOLE FOODS the other day and see a whole row of Erika Kerekes’ NOT KETCHUP (www.notketchup.com) sauce towering over all the other bottles. When I wrote the following article on Erika for the Santa Monica Mirror last year, word was getting out it [&hellip...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) November. 11 marks the start of Diwali, the five-day Hindu festival celebrating the start of the New Year. With estimates of over three million practicing Hindus in the U.S., this “Festival of Lights” is making itw way its way into popular culture with the day being celebrated by taking over Times Squar...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Cinnamon, ginger and cloves are flavors sure to be found in every pumpkin pie spice combination. This fall, liven up the flavor by exchanging pumpkin or apple pie spice for Chai Masala from Indian As Apple Pie . This classic Indian spice blend still has hints of cinnamon and ginger, but will bring a bold ...
Everyone loves lists, especially at the end of the year. Arriving early is the one compiled by the highly-esteemed National Restaurant Association (NRA), headquartered in Washington, D.C., which annually explores the top food, beverage and culinary menu trends for the coming year from the viewpoint of top corporate chefs. F...
Heart Healthy, decadently rich yet natural, Pistachio Chew Bites turns out to be one of my favorite finds of the year. To add to the accolades, the pistachios are grown at Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. in California. As a former TV spokesperson and cook for California Fresno figs and almond growers, recent news o...
The Perfect Bar is a healthy and well thought out product with a long history for anyone who loves peanuts, protein bars or even candy bars. I was the perfect candidate. I first heard of them when we had just returned from a Joshua Tree trip, and stopped at Hadley’s, where I bought a tub of […]...
Wheel House Cheese Shop now offers a thoughtfully curated rare and exclusive selection of hand-picked, small-production, Wine, Beer and Ciders to pair with its vast assortment of fromage, charcuterie and other products. New offerings include more than 30 Wines, over 20 Craft Beers and three Ciders, though owners Alex Josef (w...
(Gerry Furth-Sides)Tart Restaurant Chef Keith Shutta has created a satisfying fun feast for the season minus the fuss or time in the kitchen. The special seasonal dinners are available from November 15th-27th, 12pm-10pm daily. The dinner, like the restaurant and the regular menu itself, is a mishmash of styles and ideas, a...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Long-time resident and artist, Susan Amend, treated us to luscious limes and lemons from her backyard studio garden for a fragrant, homey start to the Ojai Studio ArtistsTour 2015. It captured the little hamlet’s ethereal feeling we always experience there, starting with our first other-wo...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 