To make these carrots, I had to conquer terror–horrendous, knee-shaking terror. But it was worth it. Vibrantly flavored with harissa, lemon and cumin, plus a dash of sweetness from maple syrup, this dish is now in my permanent repertoire. I’ll take it to potlucks, set it out like meze or pickles to accompany a dinner...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Seven of our favorites are among the gourmet food samplings from LA’s best restaurants, craft beers, wine, cocktails and an awesome car show from The Television Motion Picture Car Club. //flavorofla.com. The event takes place on the historic CBS Studio Center back lot, studio home to hits from Guns...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It’s not enough that Chef has a long menu of appealing, intensely flavored, fined dishes. She also offers her customers a Chef’s Tasting Table menu for $55 that changes weekly. Dining groups, one a table of eight young ladies, are offered original dinner menus for their regular get-togethers. T...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Chef Jazz Singsanong (Jitlada) joined a star line-up of celebrity chefs with special Jitlada-inspired dishes to honor her beloved late Chef Tui Sungkamee. The best of such fundraisers turn into chatty social evenings. This one, infused with such heartfelt feelings, turned into a gala that still felt like...
The FLATS has a new meaning in Beverly Hills: Artisanal “Flats” or Flat Bread Pizzas prepared in a wood-burning oven star on the menu created by Michelin-starred Executive Chef Paul Shoemaker is the first. The second meaning refers to the community south of Sunset – a crucial matter as observed in the film, “Clueles...
My kitchen is a cheerful clutter of spices, spoons and ladles, CDs for dinner music, cat toys, even a small Buddha. Doesn’t everyone need to line their counter with Thai butterfly pea flowers, Salvadoran red beans, five kinds of rice and jars of homemade ghee, like me?...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Two events on May 6th present wildly creative, unusual sides of Los Angeles in private events open to the public. They allow guests entrance to private venues otherwise closed to the outside world. The 2018 Taste of the World presents the fourth annual event culinary, wine and spirits extravaganza held at...
Chef Jazz Singsanong (Jitlada) is joined by a star line up of celebrity chefs at the tribute night to celebrate the life of her beloved late Chef Tui Sungkamee (Jitlada). The evening at the Line Hotel, May 8 will feature tastings, food stations and live entertainment by DJ Chris Holmes and DJ Zo. Jazz will […]...
If I could have a bowl of yayla çorbasi every day, I would be perfectly happy–and healthy. This is Turkish yogurt soup–çorbasi means soup. And yayla means plains, the high places where the best yogurt was made in the days before refrigeration, according to “Samples from Turkish Cuisine,” a book I bought...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “Taco ’bout a party!” this Cinco de Mayo. The absolutely stunning waterfront views and super-friendly, professional staff at SALT Restaurant & Bar at the Marina Del Rey Hotel. will make you feel like you are on the Mexican Riviera. SALT’s brand-new cocktails include the...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 