Cuisines

  • The Inspiring Nutritionist’s Kitchen (Book) is Open to All

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) It’s natural I suppose to look through a cookbook and let appealing recipes jump out at you. This is what I usually do, and with CARLY KNOWLES, MS, RDN, LD’s  new book, The Nutritionist’s Kitchen it was the same. Delicious, appealing, colorful – and healthy- recipes fill the secon...

  • Eat Like You Give a Fork’s Mareya Ibrahim

    “Eat Like You Give a Fork,” effervescent author Mareya Ibrahim ( St. Martin’s Press) is known as the Fit Foodie – celebrity chef, holistic nutrition coach, speaker, award-winning entrepreneur and patented inventor.  We stored Mayera’s little zippered cloth lunch box until it looked a little wo...

  • How Joan Nathan’s “King Solomon’s Table” Made me a Star – Twice

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) I keep vowing to feature only one dish at a time but three favorites just about bounced off the page after looking up a recipe for a friend from Joan Nathan’s instant classic, King Solomon’s Table. And the best part is that even I have all the enticing ingredients in the (2 shelf) […]...

  • Casita del Campo to Show Off LA

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Where to take a visiting Covid nurse to eat authentic, historic food and show off LA at the same time? Casita de Campo and favorite area sites was a natural choice. The patio was relaxing and lively at the same time because of attentive to-go staff and the beautiful plants and fountain. The […]...

  • Celebrate Bagel Week-end with Bantam Bagels

    I was excited to get an offer of new and original Bantam Bagel frozen products.   Like nine million other viewers of Shark Tank, I first came familiar with founders  Nick and Elyse Oleksak when I saw them on the TV show in 2018 pitching their Bantam Bagels.   We really liked the “everything b...

  • Setouchi: Japan’s Hidden Sushi Region

    (Content and photos courtesy of Setouchi DMO) Setouchi is the soothing, authentic region of Japan spanning 700 islands and 7 prefectures surrounding the Seto Inland Sea. The abundance of water plus a diverse climate yield some of the quirkiest culinary experiences in this fascinating country. It may look exactly like San Francis...

  • New International Grain Traders Food Market to Go

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) A lunch invite to the new Grain Traders Food Market was the perfect answer to the January “blahs,” all the more to pick up the meal after a crosstown drive in the city under lockdown. Despite opening staff glitches, he new restaurant concept meal turned out to be as fresh and inviting, as [&hellip...

  • Go Sun’s Ingenious Ancient Methods for the 21st Century

    (Gerry Furth-Sides, photos from GoSun) I have a GoSun solar grill because the novel idea of living off the grid is always appealing.  It turned out to be so much fun to use, especially when there are kids around because they learn the concept of solar power. And I had no idea of the full environmental […]...

  • Porto’s Bakery Creates mini Rosca de Reyes for 2021

    Rosca de Reyes is a traditional, sweet bread enjoyed in honor of Epiphany/Three Kings Day, which is celebrated throughout Europe and Latin America. The Rosca de Reyes has an oval shape to symbolize a crown and is covered with dried, candied fruits to symbolize the many jewels on a crown.  The rich bread in the […]...

  • Future Global Slow Food Model: Mediterranean Prud’homies

    A project to support the fishermen of the Mediterranean Prud’homies Slow Food Presidium was presented on the www.terramadresalonedelgusto.com online platform. These fishermen represent a collective system of food production that perfectly matches the founding values of Slow Food. This is why Slow Food p...