(Gerry Furth-Sides) Celestino Ristorante in Pasadena on historic Lake Street is one of the rare huge, rambling spaces in which you could happily dine alone (we were there on a holiday eve with about 15 other people and felt so special) or a party of 100. Perfect for Valentine’s day as a couple or with friends. […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Who doesn’t love cheese? The fatty, satiating texture and slightly salty taste of cheese is universally satisfying whether eaten alone as a salad or topping pizza, salads, casseroles or omelettes. An extraordinary Italian company allows cheese lovers to forget the carbs and high fat these days with ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) We recently had a dish, so unique with a “magnifique” French technique that it deserves a post of its own – along with the rest of the meal and service. The Porta Via French Cut Pork Chop Porta Via, translates into “take away” in Italian, although Peter Garland’s casual bistro...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Los Angeles restaurants serving ethnic and regional menus this year offer a variety of truly splendid and festive menus. These are three exceptional one Le Petit Paris LA’s Thanksgiving Menu will offer options such as Scallops, Crab Cakes, Stuffed Turkey Medallions, Vegan Pie, Smoked Pork Ham, Pecan P...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos, content courtesy of Gelato Festival America) Gelato Festival America, now in its third year, celebrated its first West Hollywood’s edition this weekend at Pacific Design Center. The mission of Gelato Festival America is to spread the culture of artisanal gelato throughout the United States by holdin...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Caroline D’Amore, owner and executive chef of Los Angeles-based family restaurant, D’Amore’s Pizza, is the kind of California girl that could star in the ads for the golden state. She’s tall, model-thin, blonde, an exuberant over-achiever, friends with major celebrities and in a thr...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photo courtesy of Pépecello) Limoncello, the classic Italian intensely lemon-flavored liqueur most famously associated with and produced in Sorrento, the Amalfi coast, and the island of Capri. PèpeCello created by restaurant owner Rich Pépe is one form of the distinctive, all-natural lemon, cold-pro...
(photos by acuna-hansen) Celestino Ristorante in Pasadena introduces a New Summer Power Lunch Menu created by Owner and Executive Chef Calogero Drago that turns lunch into a daydream trip to Italy. We’ve known the Dragos for a generation and their family chefs consistently prepare the most superb, authentic food ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) If this looks like an inviting place, room after room with a garden right outside each window, (You won’t want to leave even on a cloudy Spring day.) that’s because it is the Colina Restaurant, Four Seasons, Beverly Hills. The inviting air wins you over before you even taste the faultless cuisin...
On June 25 at the newly opened L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, celebrated chefs and Smiling Pizza Project founding partners, the legendary Chris Bianco (Pizzeria Bianco, AZ), Jonathan Goldsmith (Spacca Napoli Pizzeria, Chicago), and Steve Samson (Rossoblu, LA) will join forces with the renowned da Michele team, Pizzaiolo Michel...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 