(Gerry Furth-Sides) Original owner Ray Vega’s beautiful daughter, Christina “Christy” Vega is one of LA’s most visible restaurant owners. She can be seen on Food Network’s “Guy’s Grocery Games,” NBC’s “TODAY” Show, CBS’s “This Morning,” ABC’s “The View,” and more) is at the helm of the tim...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Mark your calendars for October 9 and Moldy Cheese Day. While the idea of mold on most types of food is not a pleasing one, five fast facts about mold on more complex cheeses can help change your mind, including those with wonderfully wrinkly rinds such as the one below. What could be better […]...
Hunting for wines that are interesting, a bit off the beaten track and, mostly, affordable? Then keep these three C’s in mind: Chenin Blanc, Cap Classique and Caperitif. There is a P you must remember also. Chenin Blanc may not sound unusual, but if from South Africa, it fits the guidelines. This is because South […...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “Georgia on my Mind” – this Georgia being the small country in the Caucasus region known for being the first winemakers in the world and where producers still use ancient “qvevri” (meaning underground) clay pots that make them the most exciting recent find of wine experts everywh...
The 3rd Annual Paella, Wine & Beer Festival is a celebration of Paella – a dish that comes to us from Spain, with origins dating back to the eighteenth century. It features UNLIMITED TASTING PAELLA that will feed over 5,000 people, including the largest Paella ever cooked in California, that will feed 3,000 attendees...
When I first read the ingredients on a protein bar package (after buying a case when I was out all day working on a field project), I almost fell off my chair. Sugar and processed food ingredients dominated the list. Now, even though the new healthy Munk Pack Protein Cookies tastes more like a protein bar than [&hell...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Gourmet Basil & Pomegranate Natural Lollipops, not Tootsie Pop suckers, first come to mind when I think, “candy on a stick.” This .75 ounce, sweet and savory, foresty beauties vary slightly from one another because they are hand-poured into molds. Bits of the fruit and herb extended crea...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) October 4 is National Taco Day! October 4 is National Vodka Day! Celebrate at five of our favorite restaurants in town. This National Taco Day on October 4, head to Casita Del Campo, celebrating 55 years, and offering all Tacos on the menu for $2.00 all day and night. Carnitas Tacos are prepared with a...
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...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Jon Grahm used to exuberantly snag visitors to his booth at events to sample his family’s Brentwood candy store wares – and even had tasting parties there with his uncle’s wines when first learning the business. I know I was there. Have times ever changed? Jon remains just as delightfully...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 