Watch! You have to be driving east to west to spot the inset Kapoor’s Akbar Indian Restaurant on the north side of Cesar Chavez Boulevard just outside of DTLA. And, laughed owner Owner Avinash Kapoor, “you have to know our place is 701 West. Cesar E Chavez Ave., Suite 107, which is one of several restaurant spa...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Who doesn’t love eating by texture? And both savory South Indian street snacks and Bangladeshi sweets are perfect for this. Crackly, sensuous, intensely seasoned, whimsically shaped, gloriously colorful, Indian snacks are irresistible. They provide the same “snap, crackle and pop” as the...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) What are America’s most popular foods? Burgers and pizza and chicken, french fries, potato chips, onion rings, and bacon. So Rockfire Grill features them all, and sometimes all in one sandwich. For the health-conscious customers, there are large salads that include “tender greens,” no ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Masala Grill Indian Fusion Kitchen is the creation of four partners, all passionate about food. So childhood favorites (with whimsical sauce names), popular authentic street foods, and an international inspired menu section (this season Mexican with Indian versions of tortillas). Southern Indian cuisine ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It almost goes without saying that when Indians frequent an Indian place, as at the new Woodland Hills Grand Bawarchi, you know the crowds are there for authentic, consistent cuisine. And this is so true. The four family/friend owners’ already achieved their goal: to “create an initial sense of ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Masala Grill Indian Fusion Kitchen achieves the trifecta of unique intensely flavored regional food and inviting decor, plus hospitality both professional and friendly, that makes you wonder why every place cannot be like this. And did I mention free parking? Everything is such high quality and so well thou...
She’s “one of those women” who expresses a strong opinion about everything that concerns her and remains warm and engaging to every single person in a room. She is an international Indian Woman on a Mission and knows how to make it happen. She is Nandita Godbole (Goad-ba-le), author of the recently published...
Insiders know that the city’s finest Indian eateries, A-Z, can be found in a one-mile”block of stars” celebrated for authentic regional Indian food (Venice Boulevard at Motor in Culver City). An entire weekend of eating can be had from “A” –Annapurna (vegetarian) and their new sibling r...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The minute you walk into the protected front entryway of Electric Karma, you know you are a special guest, away from scorching or nippy weather outdoors. Inside it is always the perfect temperature. Owner Paramijit Singh (shown above) is equally at home in the kitchen or the dining room at his restaurant, E...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Gurinder Chadha’s VICEROY’S HOUSE film is as transplendent as the palatial New Delhi home of the same name in 1947 when India was indeed the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire. The current release of VICEROY’S HOUSE commemorates the 70-year anniversary of the partition of...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 