(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos unless noted are courtesy of Cirque du Soleil) Since 1984, the Montreal, Quebec-based Cirque du Soleil has produced countless annual traveling shows. Each troupe has their own theme and collection of performers with acts almost surreal in their daring and accomplishment. “Amaluna,” which original...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “The Cirque kitchen and adjoining canteen tents are the first to go up when we arrive and the last to go down when the troupe leaves,” one chefs explained. “It remains the central meeting place, the gathering place for most meetings.” And the dining room is the hub of it all. The k...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of Taste of the Eastside) Taste of the Eastside, better known as TOTE for aficionados of good food and a fun Sunday is returning to celebrate the ever evolving and diverse East-Side and surrounding neighborhoods of Los Angeles on Sunday, April 28th, 2019 with VIP admission starting at 3:00 pm ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The Flavor of LA returns for a third ‘Sunday Fun Day’ on May 19 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. at the CBS Studio Center in Studio City. It promises once again to be the most charming, neighborly event in town once again with gourmet eats and drinks from over 70 notable restaurants, bakeries, and ice cream...
Easter menu trends may be pointing toward more comfort food, the settings can also be more formal and still fun. Judging from our meal at Maple in Descanso Gardens, we highly recommend any of the following offerings for this 2019 season. Descanso Gardens’ Maple offers a special Easter brunch menu including the Belgian...
New novel passover and easter restaurant feasts start even before the official holidays this year at Black Angus Steakhouse and Harissa restaurant. Spago celebrates both holidays over a week-end. Our favorite special occasion restaurant, Black Angus Steakhouse lengthens the Easter season this year by featuring all-nat...
CORTEO, which means cortege in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth. [&...
The 2019 St. Joseph Center ¡Latin Food Fest! will take place March 29 – 30 at the LA State Historic Park, which includes a kick-off party “Chefs Night out,” and ultimate tasting festival “Gran Tasting.” ¡Latin Food Fest! will also takes place at Embarcadero Park at San Diego Bay and includes a high-energy kick-off pa...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Adya Restaurant Owner-Chef Shachi Mehra is known to ” dig deep into the complexities of Curry” with her renowned interactive “CURRY 101 COOKING CLASS” so that students can then recreate the dishes at home. And, who can resist a class taught on a “Boxcar Patio” at the A...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It literally was a “dark and stormy night” for the media preview of Masters of Taste 2019 this year. After a two-hour drive to the Rose Bowl, the excitement of the event started right at the gate where the chefs hailed us from their cooking in a temporary outdoor kitchen in a drizzling [&helli...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 