Food

  • Fogo de Chão – for Vegetarians

    There’s a joke that at Fogo de Chão you can fill up so much at the buffet that you have no room for meat. We say, “so what!”  That would be fine. The heavenly Fogo Feijoada Bar, featuring Brazil’s favorite dish, could make a meal in itself.  Traditional black bean stew prepared with sausage is offered...

  • La Feria de los Moles, October 1 in DTLA, Biggest in the U.S.

    Celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary, ‘La Feria de Los Moles’ (Mole Fair) combines a decade of flavor, culture, and tradition on Sunday, October 1, 2017, at its brand new larger locations, Grand Park,  in downtown Los Angeles. This ambitious event features for the first time a special presentation demonstrating the origin ...

  • TAIX French Restaurant Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90-Cent Roast Chicken Dinner October 8

     If the “cent” roast chicken dinner is anything at all like Taix French Restaurant’s joyous celebration honoring long-time employees and guests, it will be a lifetime memory. Taix French Restaurant, Los Angeles oldest family owned and operated French country restaurant, is celebrating its 90th anniversary wi...

  • Sor Tino Swings the Pendulum Back to Authentic Italian

    (Darien Morea, Intro and photos by Gerry Furth-Sides). Even with its wide front veranda lush with greenery and twinkle-lit at night,  it is easy to slide right by Sor Tino Italian Restaurant because of its borderline Brentwood residential location on Barrington off busy San Vicente. Not so for the neighborhood regulars who have...

  • New “Malaga Foodie and Lifestyle Tour” Stars Southern Spain

    El Carligto prides itself on offering unique travel experiences celebrate the products, origins, and landscapes of Andalucia.  by being in direct contact with producers, chefs, and hosts that truly value their cultures here in Malaga.  Behind every travel destination are the stories, traditions, flavors and craftsmanship whic...

  • New Fire-Roasted Churrasco Meat Boards and More at Fogo de Chão

    As if “indulgent” didn’t already describe the premium meat offerings at the Brazilian steakhouse, Fogo de Chão,  the new fall season menu offers the richly marbled bone-in Cowboy Ribeye. Bone-in meats have more “decadent flavor,” because bones help retain moisture during the cooking process; the result i...

  • Dinner with the Mountbattens in Gurinder Chadha’s VICEROY’S HOUSE

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Gurinder Chadha’s  VICEROY’S HOUSE film is as transplendent as the palatial New Delhi home of the same name in 1947 when India was indeed the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire. The current release of VICEROY’S HOUSE  commemorates the 70-year anniversary of the partition of...

  • Ethnic Highlights at the Western FoodService & Hospitality Expo 2017

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Ethnic highlights from The 81stAnnual Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, (Aug 27-29) at the Los Angeles Convention Center filled the chef and awards presentations, education sessions, and product demonstrations. Over 10,000 restaurant and foodservice industry professional attendees took a look at new...

  • Antonio’s Pizzeria Celebrates 60 Continuous Years in Sherman Oaks

    Antonio’s Pizzeria and its iconic sign have been lighting up Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, California, since 1957.   To celebrate, the family restaurant served up $19.57 dine-in meal deals on Friday-Saturday, August 25 and August 26.   Deputy Mayor Barbara Romero presented Antonio’s Pizzeria with a proclamation to ma...

  • Discover a rising cuisine at Cutting Board Filipino Gastropub, Las Vegas

    (Roberta Deen) This well-received addition to the growing Las Vegas Filipino restaurant scene is visible from Highway 95 in North Las Vegas at Lake Mead Boulevard.  Cutting Board Filipino Pub opened in the spring of 2016 to bring sophisticated, popular Filipino cuisine to Las Vegas. It is well worth a visit.  I’ve passed i...