(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of Brigaeiros and American Heritage Chocolates) Chocolate defines Valentine’s Day as much as flowers and wine. Brazilian Brigadeiros, TINY B chocolates are the newest on the market and American Heritage defines the best of American regional sweets. The sweets are perfect as hostess ...
Thanksgiving for me was usually well over by the second week in November during the 22 years I cooked on TV up and down the west coast on a 10-city holiday tour on behalf of Mrs. Cubbison and the California growers. One of the all-time favorites, seeped in Southern Comfort, was developed from the […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Chef Nick Shipp goes all out to trail blaze dishes from his big, wild Texas imagination. And they are going to appear on his table only once inside the glassed-in front private room . “Too much work to do on a regular basis,” he laughs at every event. So at this point no […]...
Alicia Maher has been teaching classes in traditional, Salvadoran home cooking and street food for close to thirty years whenever she can. She has tried to give a research background for them whenever possible. She is the author In her cookbook, Alicia offers 75 recipes, these dishes have been passed down from generation ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Celebrate Mezcal Day October 21st or any other day with this refined spirit. All you need to remember is that All Mezcal is Tequila but not all Tequila is Mezcal — because of the unique way that mezcal is processed from a variety of agave plants (like tequila is) that instills a special smoky [&hel...
Panxa Cocina translates to “kitchen of the belly” in Catalan Spanish and this month dedicated Chef Art Owner Arthur Gonzalez goes all out in the tummy-pleasing category as he celebrates the coveted Hatch chile with a special tasting menu offered through a month of the harvest, plus weekend “chile roast-out” even...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “Taco ’bout a party!” this Cinco de Mayo. The absolutely stunning waterfront views and super-friendly, professional staff at SALT Restaurant & Bar at the Marina Del Rey Hotel. will make you feel like you are on the Mexican Riviera. SALT’s brand-new cocktails include the...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The Latin-inspired Orange-chipotle Pork Chops with lime- and cilantro-brightened coleslaw and crisped sweet potato “moons” is a favorite Sun Basket meal with a 91% “reorder” nod from customers. Bright flavors, textured and balanced, this meal is Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy-Fre...
The Beckmann family who created the Jose Cuervo tequila company is one of the world’s leading examples of descendants of an immigrant keeping the original vision of a company while expanding it for two centuries. Family-owned, the company today is run by the Beckmann family, direct descendants of Don Jose Antonio de Cuervo...
Our stamp of approval goes to Chef Daniel Son’s sharing his usual 4 perfect versions of KATSU SANDO” “cutlet sandwiches” at Kura Sushi Sunset Sunday evenings only, from 6 PM until the food is sold out. Chef Daniel became obsessed with the historic street food, Yōshoku translating into a Japanese twist on European ...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 