(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ask almost any Greek where to find the Greek cuisine, and they will almost invariable answer, “at home.” Carlos Tomazos is no exception although he prefers to share what he – or his mother when he was growing up on the island of Cyprus – prepared at home in his new contemporary, c...
This season Hummusphere Foods introduces into the mainstream market the first, original smoked hummus options, including the Applewood Smoked Hummus shown above. Five unique smoked hummus varieties present a festive and a healthier choice than most dips with nearly half the calories and a fraction of the fat. Delicious flavo...
Modo Mio in Pacific Palisades celebrates 30 years as a rustic Mediterranean dining room, intimate and friendly, serving familiar, refined, northern Italian dishes made from scratch from a loyal staff of almost as many decades. The culinary journey takes diners from Val d’Aosta and the famous Piemonte to Lombardia, Ven...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Chef-owner Alain Cohen understands that most people think of kosher food as bland and without imagination – that’s because they’re eating the Eastern European version. Alain: I consider my treasured Tunisian recipes as a reflection of my passion for delicious food that’s kosher, and...
Kosher: What It is Not Kosher can be so complex that sometimes its easier, a la Michelangelo, to peel away the layers of what Kosher “is not” to arrive at its true essence. It also can clear up a lot of theories that have become urban legend, along with the idea of it being bland. […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Paleo is the newest “buzz word” in the world of nutrition these days, and at Got Kosher? Restaurant and Bakery, Paleo dishes have the added health factor of being Kosher. And for those, like non-vegetarians who love veggies and fruits anyway, this is enticing food even when you take away the label, R...
Tunisia may share a Southern Mediterranean shoreline and continental roots with Algeria and Morocco, but I’ve always been impressed and delighted that its cuisine is as distinguished, even from the most similar and familiar, Moroccan, as Vietnamese is from Chinese. You may recognize the name, Tunisia, from recent world ne...
Offals continue to be a favorite on Chef Alain Cohen’s Got Kosher? Café special menu -- not for sensational reasons but because they were always popular in Tunisian cuisine. Offals came into widespread use simply because farmers had to use as much of the animal as possible....
Gloriously colorful Turmeric is the newest darling of celebrity chefs, although in ancient times, rich orange Turmeric (the color of baked yams), popular in both North African and Indian curry dishes, held such healing powers it became known as “the spice of life.” French-Tunisian Chef-owner Alain Cohen at Got Kosher” Cat...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Straightforward food would be more than enough to please at a beachside restaurant. At award-winning Turquoise, Owner Hamid Fatemi has added fresh ingredients, depth of flavor and collages of color in his dishes, along with superb service since he opened in 2008. Middle Eastern professional service be...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 