(Gerry Furth-Sides) Primo Donuts and Gourmet Gift Baskets have come to symbolize the best of holiday traditions. We don’t have to even say, “be still my beating heart, because here are the sweet, serene hearts. And they are all plump and formally dressed with red roses especially and only for Valentine’s Day. And ready to ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Traditions, many of them centuries old, are high on the list of magical things about the Christmas season. Let’s talk about the food gift box. Here it is represented here by Gourmet Gift Basket’s statement Pear and Cheese Gift Tower, complete with a thoughtful gift card. And ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) When French soldiers returned to Paris after their North African occupation they brought cous cous recipes with them, leading to a proliferation of successful Paris cafes featuring the dish. When Brits returned from their posts during the long British rule, known as “the Raj,” whether as merchants...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Le Toy Van British Wooden Classic Toys Introduce Kids to the Kitchen Le Toy Van a small, second-generation run company that shows its “passion about play” in imaginative wooden toys designed in London with a French flair since the first Le Van started it in 1995 when he made his first dolls hou...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Sir Winston’s Restaurant & Lounge on the Queen Mary in Long Beach presents a novel, tasty way for a first time visit or revisit to the historical ship with the new pre fixe Sunset Hidden Gem Menu. Winston Churchill enjoyed travelling in grand style by sea and crossed the Atlantic aboard the [&hel...
Ye Old Kings Head, the perfect Rx or place to celebrate a special occasion because its just one of those places enveloped in good cheer. A good friend, a festive high tea and long-time manager, Christine, presenting me with a “trifle” treat made it all work for me. Hospitality with an American hug, backed [&he...
Melissa’s Tea Room café, nestled in Liguria on the northwest Italian Riviera, has earned the reputation of being a travel destination. In one visitor’s words, “an experience that people come from around the world to savor.” It revitalizes the age-old tradition of a relaxing tea with cakes in beau...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) From poppy seeds in Saudi Arabia, to samosas in Al Shabaab-controlled Somalia, a new infographic explores the world’s weirdest banned foods. If you are feeling hungry for haggis or “fancy” some foie gras or the famous poppy seeds that dot so many ethnic pastries, think again before you b...
The food stakes were high at the BRIT WEEK (www.britweek.org) 2016 10th Anniversary Gala following a formal tea only days before prepared by the charismatic, Chef Darren McGrady, former private chef to Princess Diana and the Princes. Simpson’s Spotted Dick tins, jars of Seville Orange Marmalade, Stockley’s Milk...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 