As if the Market Table choices were not difficult enough to resist at the Fogo de Chão churrascaria party, chefs have just added brand new fall menu dishes to the array (spring on this southern continent!)(//fogodechao.com) Each dish, such as the textured Pear & Endive Salad, highlights the rich tradition o...
The popular phrase “Holy Cow!” now describes the best of the best BBQ in town. We know; we ate it and the trays above were the divine food laid out in rows for us above). Turns out this is the Holy Cow style. It’s “best” because Rob Serritella, founder and BBQ Aficionado, traveled and sam...
Fresh, wild fruit distinguishes handcrafted Los Lagos Liqueur. This natural, macerated fruit liqueur has a sweet, mild flavor and captivating aromas that beautifully echo the fruit, grown and harvested nearly 5,000 feet above sea level from Sierra Madre of Santiago in Nuevo León, Mexico. The taste is sweet and mild wi...
(Gerry Furth-Sides wth Chef Roberta Deen) The inviting, open air front of Cocina Condesa sports a whimsical street-cart sign advertising “Street Food and a Mezcalaria.” The sophisticated, rustic new restaurant fulfills its promise in every way. A warm, professional Latin sensibility in the waitstaff matches...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Brazilian Moqueca Restaurant in Oxnard honors its namesake dish, moqueca, with with no less than eight of the original clay pot versions, lovingly prepared from family recipes at this lively, spacious, glassed-in restaurant overlooking the water. It begins by sipping Caipirinha, while purusing a desc...
Simply D’licious is Chef D (Dennis Baines)’s take on Louisiana food in a story that took his family from that southern state to California and back to a “Louisiana soul food state of mind.” Baines was raised in Los Angeles though his family arrived in California from Louisiana. He never intended to ...
Fogo de Chão, the world’s leading Brazilian steakhouse/churrascaria just launched the “Fogo Guide to Brazilian Cuisine,” an inside look for diners, travelers and churrasco enthusiasts into the expansive culinary landscape of South America’s largest country. The Brazilian-born gaucho chefs offer tips, tricks and ha...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) A visit to Oxnard is like stepping back into time (think Ray Bradbury’s book, Dandelion Wine, and American Graffiti) . Our five reasons why: the Salsa Festival, the Farmer’s Markets, Moqueca, the Maritime Museum and 27 Mexican restaurants. The competition remains a wonderful, small town, se...
Based in West Hollywood, Nuts About You is a popular line of almonds in creatively flavored coats. These include the Latin-trendy Sweet Sriracha and the Japanese Green Matcha Tea and tropical Coconut along with the very American Regional, Cookies n Cream. They are softer than raw or roasted almonds and are as satisfying a...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Travelers can offset dining calories, light or dessert, at the glorious Frida Restaurant and become a dancing star on the golden shores of AAA Five-Diamond Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit during the third annual LaBlast Getaway led by three-time World Dance Champion and “Dancing With The Stars” alum, Louis ...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 