Gerry Furth-Sides) Greater Los Angeles Area is the most culinary and culturally diverse place in the world. This year's ninth Los Angeles Food & Wine, August 22-25, sets out to display this ethnic diversity, plus showcase international culinary superstars, headed by 25 chefs...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Research and images supplied by Leisure). How does your favorite cake rank in the world? And what are the most favorite cakes in the world anyway? And, just to make the definition of cake more interesting, we watched cheesecake maven George Geary mix carrot cake ingredients into a cheesecake batter to make...
Chef George Cheesecake reached a new plateau when the hit TV series The Golden Girls made pulling it out of the fridge for a kitchen table talk a ritual. Pastry chef George Geary made those luscious and delicious cheesecakes, and many other foods for hit sitcoms. His stories about how first his cheesecakes and then he [&helli...
WORLD OF FRUIT announces the grand opening of the first-of-its-kind, fruit-themed immersive tasting experience in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 1st, 2019.Tickets are available at www.worldoffruit.co with appointment times through July 2019. Located at the iconic corner of La Brea and Melrose in Hollywood, WORLD OF FRUIT features...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “The Cirque kitchen and adjoining canteen tents are the first to go up when we arrive and the last to go down when the troupe leaves,” one chefs explained. “It remains the central meeting place, the gathering place for most meetings.” And the dining room is the hub of it all. The k...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) May 10 marks National Shrimp Day. It isn’t surprising that shrimp is the most widely served seafood in the world, and Americans eat more shrimp than any other seafood. But did you know that the word “prawn” is used loosely to describe any large shrimp, sometimes known as “jumbo shrimp.” Some c...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The Flavor of LA returns for a third ‘Sunday Fun Day’ on May 19 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. at the CBS Studio Center in Studio City. It promises once again to be the most charming, neighborly event in town once again with gourmet eats and drinks from over 70 notable restaurants, bakeries, and ice cream...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, recipes and photos courtesy of Melissa’s Produce). Melissa’s Produce has always been known for their quality products carefully curated from all over the world. The big news is their products that allow shortcuts in the kitchen for dishes that usually take hours or days. Passover includes a tradi...
Easter menu trends may be pointing toward more comfort food, the settings can also be more formal and still fun. Judging from our meal at Maple in Descanso Gardens, we highly recommend any of the following offerings for this 2019 season. Descanso Gardens’ Maple offers a special Easter brunch menu including the Belgian...
(content and photos courtesy of Certified Grassfed by AGW) Recognizing the importance of consistent, transparent labeling and the growing demand for grassfed products, A Greener World (AGW) is now making its ‘Certified Grassfed by AGW’ label available across the globe. The first-ever grassfed seal with a meaningful a...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 