(Gerry Furth-Sides) The city of Santa Monica seems to be in a state of continuing change with the incoming Expo Line and Colorado Esplanade, and Del Frisco’s Grille on Ocean Avenue is keeping up with the progress with their new lunch program and cocktails. The new lunch menu will offer updated pricing, express service and...
CALIFORNIA SIZZLERS CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHEESE TOAST DAY SEPT. 15 WITH FREE CHEESE TOAST FOR ALL Cheese Toast selfie contest #CheeseToastSelfie, new Cheese Toast sandwich part of commemoration For the first time, California Sizzler restaurants will serve free Cheese Toast to the public in honor of National Cheese Toast Day, Sept....
Asian Fusion Brings Banh Mi to the Westside (Lisa Deutch) There’s a new Asian spot that we’ve driven by at least a dozen times without noticing it. We stopped in at Asian Fusion today and were beyond surprised to find an impressive Vietnamese kitchen tucked inside. The menu is an eclectic mix of Vietnamese, Chines...
My grandfather grew okra for me. He tended the bushes carefully, harvesting and freezing it so he’d have some when I came to Texas to visit. I’d walk out to the back porch, move the cases of Coke bottles off the deep freeze onto the painted cement floor. Lifting open the freezer, I’d marvel at the bags of f...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) In his mission to mainstream authentic Indian food to American customers, trained Radhika Modern Indian chef owner Karan Raina has also achieved recognition as one of the best Indian restaurants in Los Angeles. Always on site at the restaurant, Raina was raised in the Punjab area in India, known for expo...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Cafe de Olla Corretto, a beauty of a drink, was first created for me one hot, lazy day in South Pasadena this summer at the AROLATIN bar. And there is no hotter or lazier than on this quaint street. Alejandro Chavez revamped and elevated the drink for us. His recipe goes thusly: Café de […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Acclaimed French director-producer Franck Ribiere, who turns out to also be a dedicated carnivore, takes us on an international search for the best and healthiest steak in the world in the documentary STEAK (R)EVOLUTION. It plays exclusively for a one-week engagement at Landmark’s Nuart Theatre, startin...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) East India Grill has aged gracefully from its original 1986 cutting-edge format, complete with performance kitchen and fresh ingredients geared toward the lighter California palate, into a funky hole-in-the-wall ethnic landmark. But its classic menu with consistently strong, clear flavors, along with f...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The secret of what makes an Indian restaurant a standout are sauces, and spices are secret of those sauces. They are the secret of Akbar Cuisine of India Restaurant top ten Los Angeles Indian Restaurant rankings for the 30 years they have been in business, with all five spaces ...
Just when food events tend to feel jaded, and as an event producer myself who lived through the excitement of the first ones in Los Angeles, an eye-opening, stunning singular event comes to town that inspires and captures the imagination. Diner en Blanc is such an event. Once again, on Thursday, August 27th, an elegant [&helli...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 