(Gerry Furth-Sides)Mareya Ibrahim, award-winning inventor, nutritionist, and the signature chef and meal plan designer for the bestselling diet book, The Daniel Plan, has written her own cookbook, EAT LIKE YOU GIVE A FORK: The Real dish on Eating to Thrive. According to the lively Mareya, no one should do anything that starts wi...
The Los Angeles Times harvest time event on Labor Day has always been a highlight of the summer season. This year a new series of dinners kicking off on September 5 will bring curated menus and online gatherings to Angelenos for at-home experience. The Times Dinner Series, hosted by its acclaimed Food staff, w...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) You might find Second Generation, new Chef-owner Danny Elmaleh behind the stove at Johnny’s Pastrami, the historic pastrami stand on Adams Boulevard, just east of Crenshaw. He re-opened this summer with the takeaway stand and outdoor seating areas in what looks to be a former parking lot. His food is jus...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) A take-out only version of Daniel Son’s marvelous sandwiches will star at Katsu Sando in Chinatown, DTLA, after Katsu Sando achieved so many followers at the local Sunday Smorgasburg. It is a bright light in the Los Angeles culinary scene even if it means that take-out replaces a more formal dining expe...
(Gerry furth-Sides, content from La Adelita and from wikipedia) La Adelita (80 proof/ 40% ABV) is a portfolio of five extraordinary tequilas, made by a collaboration of generational distillers and cult wine & spirit artisans – is now available in the United States, nationwide. Every bottle honors the name by bei...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Popular says that the name “sundae” was created in response to the “Blue Laws” mandating ice cream sodas not be sold on Sundays because they were too “frilly.” This was because the “righteous” were very much against what they called “sucking soda” (especially on the Sabbath and the clerg...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Celebrate National Tequila Day on Friday, July 24th with at-home suggestions from Mexico’s Velas Resorts Mixologists. They share extraordinary but simple cocktail recipes, tips for drinking the spirit, and food pairing suggestions to appreciate Mexico’s beloved drink even more this year while at ho...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Carefully, packed BAVA BROTHERS Sopressata, Cervelatta and ‘Nduja’ Calabrese arrived at our doorstep, as efficiently wrapped as if we visited a butcher shop in Calabria. And it was exactly when we were craving an Italian experience after looking through Drago Ristorante party pictures and swooning over ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Los Angeles and Orange County restaurants unite to introduce Burger Week, which will be held throughout Southern California from Sunday, July 12th, 2020 through Sunday, July 18th, 2020. Produced by the Orange County Restaurant Association this will be a first-time event in Los Angeles and second annual e...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Did you know you are biting into a piece early space history when you bite into a protein bar? Just about 60 years ago, when NASA was tasked with coming up with nutritious and compact provisions aboard ship – they came up with a prototype of nutrition bars. And so the first wave […]...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 