(Gerry Furth-Sides) The first time I saw quince was in the form of paste. Owner Alex at La’Española showed me the inviting flat, gelatin rectangles when I wrote about Spanish Thanksgiving and the dishes that would have been served at the event. I fell in love. Slices were the perfect board match for rustic bread, [&hellip...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) We almost drove right by low-key Juicefly on Jefferson Boulevard in Culver City. And we presumed (wrong!) the name referred to bottled fruit drinks! But oh, what a surprise to explore the inside of this little “liquor” shop. It is the treasure-trove, fun, approachable neighborhood shop version of th...
Award-winning, widely-published and highly respected food writer, Robyn Eckhardt, with photographer-husband David Hagerman’s location photography, brings “her personal vision of regional Turkish cuisine” in the new cookbook-travelogue, ISTANBUL AND BEYOND. Robyn’s s far-ranging exploration takes readers on t...
Editor’s note: Please see the Local Food Eater post: for detailed menu description (//localfoodeater.com/invite-build-meal-spireworks-vertical-spit-roasted-meats/)(www.SpireWorks.com ) (Darien Morea with photos by Gerry Furth-Sides ) SpireWorks™ is a new, very well-thought out restaurant concept. It brings the ...
(all photos are courtesy of Alan Lin and SpireWorks™) SpireWorks™ takes a favorite recipe for vertically spit roasted meat and pairs it with unique flavors from around the world.The idea, in the worlds of the owners, is to “Come have fun, try new things and prepare to enjoy yourself.” SpireWorks™ is gener...
(Gerry Furth-Sides ) Already at the age of seven, after the kids at school assumed my mother, who arrived in this country on a luxury liner, was “a gypsy” because she had dark hair, some sort of an accent and was wearing a beret, I knew there had to be a better word for “foreign-born […]...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 