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  • Brazilian Fogo de Chão’s New Spring Menu 2019

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) As if the sumptuous  “Market Table”ever needed refreshing,  internationally prominent Brazilian steakhouse, Fogo de Chão, will feature new, fresh spring items for a limited time geared toward summer’s warmer temperatures.  The idea is that “Brazilian cuisine focuses on harvesting and...

  • How to Work Ancient Kosher Pasta into Modern Italian Party Dishes

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) While the news during the past two years is that Kosher restaurants have been opening up and thriving in totally unexpected places in many Italian cities (read not very friendly to the Jewish populace), kosher products have been produced in Italy and exported internationally without any fanfare for decades no...

  • Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Irish Chef Geraldine Gilliland of Lula Cocina Mexicana

    The public is invited to EATING HIBERNIA, an Irish cooking demo and book signing with Chef Geraldine Gilliland.  The event takes place on Saturday, March 16, 2-3:30 PM at the Pacific Food & Beverage Museum, 731 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731. According to Gilliland, Irish food is “not all green and fortifie...

  • International Favorite Nancie McDermott Captivates Us with “FRUIT: A SAVOR THE SOUTH cookbook”

    Irrepressible, outgoing southerner, Nancie McDermott has rightfully been described as a world-traveling, culinary-history-exploring, recipe-wrangling, mystery-unraveling and dot-connecting author of 14 books.  Her newest slim volume, “Fruit: A Savor the South Cookbook”, packed with historic, nostalgic and esoteric inform...

  • The Little Book of Cheese with A Lot to About All the Ethnic Basics

    Just when I was wondering  how to store cheese, along comes the book, The Little Book of Cheese!  Debbi Dubbs  turned out to be the perfect answer to my current questions about storing this gem of a food product.  The short guide gives tips not only in purchasing and storing cheese but how to make cheese […]...

  • First International GRASSFED + WELFARE LABEL

    (content and photos courtesy of Certified Grassfed by AGW) Recognizing the importance of consistent, transparent labeling and the growing demand for grassfed products, A Greener World (AGW) is now making its ‘Certified Grassfed by AGW’ label available across the globe. The first-ever grassfed seal with a meaningful a...

  • New “What Kids Eat” (Around the World) Photo Book

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) As globalization alters our relationship to food, photographer Gregg Segal has embarked on a global project asking kids from around the world to take his “Daily Bread” challenge. Each child keeps a detailed journal of everything they eat in a week, and then Segal stages an elaborate portrait of them surro...

  • Celebrate A Southern Fat Tuesday at Preux & Proper March 5

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Owner and Operator Joshua Kopel and Executive Chef and Partner Sammy Monsour host Preux & Proper, DTLA capitalize on the holiday associated with their southern cuisine at this Mardi Gras 2019 event on  Fat Tuesday, March 5th.   (Photo Credit: Ziv Sade)Preux & Proper will donate 100% of the ...

  • New Ethnic Culinary Adventures in Novia Scotia

    New opportunities to “sip, savor, and sightsee” in 2019 incorporate experiences for active and adventurous travelers throughout Nova Scotia.   Producing a quarter of Canada’s seafood and boasting a billion-plus dollar fish and seafood export industry annually, Nova Scotia offers a multitude of diverse signature culinary e...

  • Gourmandise Cooking School’s New Pro Tips for the Best Fried Chicken

    (Gerry Furth-Sides)  The  Gourmandise Cooking School with experienced instructor John Pitblado stayed focused on his professional tips, Fried Chicken class.  A thorough if quick demonstration of cooking additional items to make a complete dinner.   John’s well-tested recipe was augmented with tips for “finishin...