I never had a problem with determining the number of calories in a chocolate-covered vanilla Dairy Queen cone (a scant 150!). But I realized lately that it is the (relatively) healthy foods thatcan be a challenge – I come from a “clean your plate” family dining table and a mindset that all salads have about ...
What caught our eye was the simplicity of both preparing and serving from a single piece of cookware in DELICIOUS ONE-POT DISHES, published this fall ($9.95) by food columnist, radio host, and cookbook author Linda Gassenheimer. There is just enough of an ethnic twist and ingredients to make Gassenheimer’s newest collection o...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Smart brown and white awning signage announces John Kelly Chocolates at the company’s five-year-old “factory store,” on a quiet, residential Hollywood street off the Boulevard. Even the exterior announces that everything is about presentation. The clean, classic Spanish red tiled roof and tiles on the w...
Sangers & Joe, the newest resident to Old Town Pasadena, will hosta Grand Opening Party on Saturday, October 24th, 2015 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.A modern and youthful breakfast, lunch and brunch dining destination, Sangers & Joe is the newest resident to Old Town Pasadena, boasting a globally inspired menu of go...
LA’s most celebrated, community-minded chefs will star at the upcoming event hosted by the Children’s Bureau, a nonprofit leader in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The sixth annual Celebrity Chefs & Wine Tasting event takes place on October 22 from 6:00 pm. to 9:00 p.m. at Casa Vertig...
Recent studies have shown that juicing is one of the easiest ways to get all the recommended servings of nutritional fruits and vegetables daily, but ONLY if you are juicing the correct way. Juicing expert, Daniel Winer, recently created new simple tips and tricks for correct,healthy juicing. “There are definitely some do’...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Signature Indian summer fruity cocktails are the newest marks of luxe, inviting NoMa social, restaurant and lounge. The name is inspired by its location just north of Manhattan in New Rochelle, NY. For this writer, who once called Larchmont home and still dreams of the beach, NoMa Social’s atm...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Los Angeles) “A Taste of Tomorrow,” food and job mixer, the first of its kind annual event designed to elevate lives and motivate the taste buds of youthful current and future food professionals, was met with bursts of enthusiasm by all participants. The site was historic Hollywood High School; a &...
(Gerry Furth-Sides)If you’re looking for some simple, ghoulish, and fun party ideas, Chef Amy Fothergill, a mom and author of the award-wining cookbook, The Warm Kitchen: Gluten-Free Recipes Anyone Can Make and Everyone Will Love, offers these ideas in her newest book. Amy’s Gluten Free Menu for a Halloween Party inc...
STAR-STUDDED LINEUP SUPPORTS RESTAURANT HIGH’S “TASTE OF TOMORROW,” ON OCTOBER 14 TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND CAREER PATH OF THE NATION’S YOUTH ((Gerry Furth-Sides, LOS ANGELES, CA) — Chef and restaurateur Carla Hall from ABC’s The Chew, producer, entrepreneur and television personality will be in support of incre...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 