(Gerry Furth-Sides) They are described simply as “Wing-shaped chicken drumsticks marinated in Chef’s Secret Sauce” under the “Non-Vegetarian Appetizer section of the menu. But India Oven’s Chicken Pankuri earns “best starter,” award, chicken or otherwise, anywhere as soon as they arrive at table — a spunky r...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The dessert that arrived on a long, narrow plate was a mystery until we tasted it. The Gulab Jamun in a couli of Rice Pudding combined freshly made milk balls, deep fried to a rosy brown in ghee and simmered in a light rose water syrup, and a pudding of basmati rice cooked with sweet […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Manchurian Candidate, Gobi Manchuria, reigns supreme at India’s Tandoori Brentwood menu. The Indian Chinese Fried cauliflower dish, also is popular in India both on the table and as a street food. It is a perfect example of adapting a dish from another culture and evolving it with both cooking and seaso...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Tikka Masala. Chicken Tikka Masala. The most frequently ordered dish in an Indian Restaurant continues oddly on, especially since it is not even really Indian. And there are so many other dishes to try. So why not “Take a different authentic dish instead.“ The new India’s...
Los Angeles holds the title of being the most culinary diverse city in the world. The area now also holds the most diverse Muslim population in the United States, which means that a variety of restaurants serve halal dishes, such as the relatively new India’s Restaurant on the eastside in Silverlake, and the long-time award-wi...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Lum-Ka-Naad, fittingly translates into “delicious,” a popular expression to honor cooks in Northern Thailand. The off-the-menu feast that Alex served up at the original were sublime I first visited owner Alex Sonbalee on a rainy winter night years ago, writing him up as much for his irrepress...
Modo Mio in Pacific Palisades celebrates 30 years as a rustic Mediterranean dining room, intimate and friendly, serving familiar, refined, northern Italian dishes made from scratch from a loyal staff of almost as many decades. The culinary journey takes diners from Val d’Aosta and the famous Piemonte to Lombardia, Ven...
Restaurant diners at a Thai Restaurant know to order one from each category of Fried Rice & Noodles, Curries and Soups & salads, and that A La Carte means priced separately. And at A La Carte Thai Bistro. every dish is a meal in and of itself– visible by the parade of enticing colorful, original […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) So many food items and dishes get discovered over and over again down through the ages as though they were just invented, and lately this happens to be true with the baked samosa (rather than fried). And no wonder there is all the attention. The samosa is a fun food, street or inside […]...
Second generation operated ethnic restaurants include marino ristorante in East Hollywood. Los Angeles Magazine’s “best” pick restaurant host, Mario Marino, shares responsibilities. Brother Sal (former owner-chef of Il Grano, La Bottega Marino), oversees the kitchen. (Marino ristorante) is one of t...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 