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  • Ethnic Food Stars in First taste OF PASADENA!

    (Content courtesy of Taste of Pasadena, Gerry Furth-Sides photos) Ethnic food cuisine takes front row and center as Pasadena magazine debuts the Taste of Pasadena 2023. A wide array of carefully curated culinary offerings plus handcrafted cocktails will be offered, along with live music. This inaugural celebration...

  • Omelettes: The Best of French-Indian Wares

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) The appealing egg, delicious and nutritious on its own, can be augmented in an omelette with cheeses and fresh vegetables. Served with any number of side dishes it make a very satisfying if light meal. (Actually one of Martha Stewart’s late night go-to ones). “The classic French is made with (lots...

  • The Best Hatch Chili Cookbooks 2023

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) The recipes are so tempting it’s hard to know what to cook first from Melissa’s newest HATCH PEPPER COOKBOOKS. Hatch peppers are filled with flavor and a supple heat, from mild to spicy, without the prickly or acrid sensation of other peppers. So the answer is just picking a new appetizer or side,...

  • Hatch Chili Season 2023: All You Need to Know

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Once you hear about the “Hatch Chili,” it seems you see them everywhere. At one time, the short harvest season was focused on the Labor Day roastings in Hatch, New Mexico. Huell Howser’s California Gold TV show showcased the roasting, and the attendees there that included devoted Los Angelen...

  • Zapien’s Salsa Grill Previews Hatch Chilie Season!

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) We were so fortunate to “taste a preview” of hatch pepper dishes Chef Marco’s sensational dishes with demos. The event co-hosted with Melissa’s Produce, major supplier of hatch chilis and products, who introduced the peppers decades ago.  It was fitting that Marketing Director and co-...

  • Your Very Italian Table for Three or 30 at Italian Celestino’s Pasadena

    (Gerry Furth-Sides)When I was asked to an arrange a birthday party in Pasadena, Celestino owner Calogero Drago and GM Mario were out of the country. Each of them still contacted me immediately: “Ciao, Bella! No problem.” Thirty guests for lunch? Order off the menu and let us know what we can do. When questioned about [&helli...

  • When Harry Met Carpaccio and a New Dish was Born

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Once upon a time before the term “carpaccio,” referred to the popular marinated raw beef dish, it was merely the name of renowned Venetian Renaissance painter Vittore Carpaccio, who painted in vivid blood red colors.  Then a half a century ago Giuseppe Cipriani, owner of Harry’s Bar in ...

  • Marino Ristorante Menu Honors Barbara Hansen

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) The name of the meal is: “ A Love Affair of food, plates and friends.” Barbara and Marino shared a Hancock Park neighborhood address and a love of authentic ethnic food. Chef Sal Marino creates the special menu. Brother-partner, Mario, sets the updated classic table. Guests opting for this special men...