Cuisines

  • Bake or Eat A Happy Easter at Home with Bunnie Cakes

      (Gerry Furth-Sides, all photos are courtesy of Bunnie Cakes) Bunnie Cakes knows it’s important to celebrate the little things now more than ever. It helps to bring smiles and laughter to those around us.  So the popular bakery is  committed to pushing forward in order to help families celebrate their special oc...

  • Greek Wines from Wildly Popular Santorini Island

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Santorini, often described as the ultimate of  the hundreds of Greek islands with whitewashed buildings tumbling down the dramatic hills to a pristine, turquoise ocean.  I speak from experience.  Fact:  sunsets have earned a reputation for being so spectacular that the price of a house is influenced by t...

  • Drago Ristorante Catering Brings Authentic Sicilian to Events

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Our first take-home food of this year was the superb choice of Drago Catering.  Sumptuous lasagna, silky-rich carrot soup and apple tart were delicious the first evening and for a month afterward.   The Drago family of chefs has over 9 restaurants to their credit and now adds an upscale Italian restaura...

  • Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at Home

    (Gerry Furth-Sides, Roberta R. Deen) St. Patrick’s Day everywhere is thought of as a joyous national celebration of all things Irish and green – and goes for food, drinks, and fashion to honor “the Emerald Isle.”  Corned beef and cabbage enjoy a special place on the table.  So does soda bread.  Both ar...

  • Destination Dining at Koftegi Grill and Bakery in Little Arabia

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Four years ago, a little bakery known for Lebanese flatbread, Al Sanabel, was already thriving in a Strip Mall in Little Arabia when it added name,  Koftegi Restaurant, in a new sign on the double store front restaurant window.  Owner-chef, Mehmet Kaplan, who took over the bakery, added a Turkish Mediter...

  • Why “Super” Super Tuscans are like “Super” Yams

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Bold Italian Super Tuscans are like yams.  Why?  Because they both were named by savvy marketeers.  And how grand.  They are both extraordinary additions to the food and wine world. The Super Tuscan story is not atypically Italian, with layers and layers that involved centuries of vintners, international ...

  • April 5th Masters of Taste 2020 Mega Event at the Rose Bowl

    Come celebrate and be part of the fourth annual Masters of Taste 2019, L.A.’s premier outdoor, luxury food and beverage festival on Sunday, April 5th, 2020 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Rose Bowl Stadium field. The event will be hosted by Master Chef, Vanda Asapahu.  It is the time to try so […]...

  • Yasmin Fahr on Keeping It Simple – and Sensational with One Pot Recipes

    Yasmin Fahr is as excited about sharing her passion for her favorite foods as she to share 60 easy, efficient one-pot dinners preparing them that look and taste elaborate in her new book KEEPING IT SIMPLE.  Her exuberant smile tells the whole story. And Yasmin’s fun idea of the time it takes to ‘whip up […]...

  • French-Flavored Classic British Wooden Toys Invite Kids to the Kitchen

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Le Toy Van British Wooden Classic Toys Introduce Kids to the Kitchen Le Toy Van a small, second-generation run company that shows its “passion about play” in imaginative wooden toys designed in London with a French flair since the first Le Van started it in 1995 when he made his first dolls hou...

  • Making Sushi with Expert Erwin Angeles of Kihon, Naples

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Erwin Angeles relaxed with the other guests and  made small talk about the enormously long buffet filled with holiday dishes at Cary Huynh’s Asian New Year gathering in the Pasadena foothills. Dressed in a crew neck sweater and slacks, he could have been a college professor.  But after his sushi demo, we ...