Spain’s cava is a great alternative when you want a sparkling wine that doesn’t cost too much. But not all cavas are cheap. There are high-end cavas that can offer formidable competition to premium Champagnes. Take, for example, the three presented by Codorníu at a lunch at Ray’s and Stark Bar, the restaurant ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Multi-cultural gimMe Health Foods introduce Seaweed Chips with Brown Rice and Wasabi Tamari and Roasted Seaweed Snacks with Sea Salt. They are delicious right out of the bag or crumbled over salads. The healthy chips are the perfect party food on a cheese/veggie/light meat platter, and the chips pair wel...
Chef-Restaurateur Seamus Mullen (Gerry Furth-Sides. All photos courtesy of Rodales’ Organic Life) Rodale’s Organic Life has partnered with Wanderlust Hollywood to present Find Your True Fork dinner series. The program showcases healthy, sustainable and ethical food choices through the lens of acclaimed, influent...
Biplate is a plate that’s helps weight loss by reducing the calories from your food. Its patent pending design has hundreds of oil collecting pockets and improves the health of your food without affecting the taste.Using the biplate can reduce up to 32 calories from each meal, that’s roughly 90 calories a day...
(photos and content courtesy of Mama Lion) Mama Lion, L.A.’s New Lively Supper Club officially opened its doors this spring, combining the elegance of mid-century glamor with modern day epicureanism in the heart of Koreatown, which has expanded from a “hole-in-wall” foodie insider’s secret to an ever div...
Ola! The Tequila & Taco Music Festival will be making its debut at the beautiful Brookside Park (next to the Rose Bowl) in Pasadena on the weekend of June 10th and 11th, 2017. The festival will feature exclusive tequila sampling on Saturday only, with entertainment, good eats and other libations for guests 21 and up [&hellip...
(Roberta R. Deen) The Grand Tasting took place in the massive, five-acre Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis at Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino on the famous “Vegas Strip“. Such a vast venue is required to house the 109 vendors and the eager 2,500 paying guests ($260.00 for the later entrants). There were at least 50 [&...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ysabel Restaurant is so dazzling — inviting straightforward American cuisine, unparalleled craft cocktails and extraordinary service set into a private space that takes the best of classic Mediterranean and overlays a spiffy West Hollywood tone to it –that on on a sunny spring Sat...
Ethnic-influenced classic cocktails are now joined by most contemporary versions of satisfying, thirst-quenching flavored cocktails of the coast just in time for summer at the beach or at home. BEACH COCKTAILS by Coastal Living offers a collection of the best. The book features how to perfect such favorites as Hawaiian M...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, All content and photos are courtesy of the Los Angeles Times). The Los Angeles Times will launch its first annual Food Bowl. The month-long festival will celebrate the city’s dynamic and influential food scene. Centered in Los Angeles, the festival will bring together the best in local dining ex...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 