(Gerry Furth-Sides) Avocado Oil Mayo and Avocado Spray Oil, made with 100% pure avocado oil, were “naturals” in the progression of high quality Chosen Foods healthy products. So it was not surprising that their Avocado Oil, was a “Best of East Press Winner” at the “Natural Products Expo East 201...
Sofitel Wine Days at the Sofitel Los Angeles are currently in progress while it is wine harvesting season in France, with special events running through the month of October. Featured is a wine pairing dinner at Esterel and sampling flights of wine at the bar in the Riviera 31 lounge bar, with platters of French cheese and...
(reprinted with permission from Lisa Deutsch’s Cultural Wanderings blog) We had the pleasure of dining at India’s Tandoori today and we feel the same way we felt after our spice plantation tour of Goa, awed by the variety, intense flavor and richness of India’s abundant spice palette. India’s Tandoori dining room is ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Even in its second month neighborhood “buzz” and new regulars regularly fill New Tamarind Cuisine of India Restaurant in Sherman Oaks. When we ate at Tamarind last week, one of the customers walked over just to say that the owner of the cleaner business next door sent him in to Tamarind, and he [&hell...
(Gerry Furth-Sides – Los Angeles)Let me introduce you to beautiful dynamo, French-born Chef Josette LeBlond, owner-founder of Normandie Bakery and Bistro. A whirlwind of energy, Josie fits the description of “the Betsy Johnson of the Food World” – effortlessly creative beyond belief as a teen-ager and not sl...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “Sweet” Sixteen party indeed – Angeleno Magazine’s 16th annual Live & Dine L.A. Event this week at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows Resort turned out to be a mostly “savory” albeit another exhilarating event. The few celebratory confections that were offered arrived ironically fr...
Torrance Tavern owner John Shapiro’s South Bay beach town neighbors at 24th and Strand unknowingly inspired him to open his brand new pub. They inspired him by throwing parties at their place and serving beer served fresh from their bathtub. Yeah, the neighbors were Strand Brewing Co. founders, Marcello Joel Elliott and Jeff...
French Chef, Isabelle Azoulai,has been at the apex of a new wave of fast food alternatives in France that focus on seasonal and healthy pre- portioned and pre-packaged meals, freshly made every day. She need only say that she was formally trained by Alain Ducasse and in Robuchon’s Atelier to establish her credentials. Ha...
Live & Dine LA: Celebrating Angeleno’s Sweet 16 on Sunday, September 20, from 3 to 6:00 p.m. at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows (101 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401). This is a must-do event with top marks in the event department since its first year at the turn of the century. This is […]...
The Pub at Chino Hills by popular demand created another in a series of tasting events in September as the popular gastropub serves up the rich and earthy craft beers from Firestone Walker Brewing Co., paired with four delicious courses- a true culinary experience sure to satisfy your tastebuds. The images say it all. For mo...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 