(Gerry Furth-Sides) When French soldiers returned to Paris after their North African occupation they brought cous cous recipes with them, leading to a proliferation of successful Paris cafes featuring the dish. When Brits returned from their posts during the long British rule, known as “the Raj,” whether as merchants...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, content from The Raymond 1886) We’re excited to hear of the reopening of historic The Raymond 1886 restaurant and bar for Easter. Our memories of dining outdoors in their gracious, timeless patio there were lively enough to last a year, and we were pleased to hear that during the pandemic the site was [...
Happy Spring and Easter celebrations at one of our favorite family of restaurants that brought us “through the pandemic” with their to-go specialties and dining outdoors as soon as it opened up: the Drago brothers – who also happened to be our last public event we attended a year ago! And we found a way [&helli...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Los Angeles restaurants serving ethnic and regional menus this year offer a variety of truly splendid and festive menus. These are three exceptional one Le Petit Paris LA’s Thanksgiving Menu will offer options such as Scallops, Crab Cakes, Stuffed Turkey Medallions, Vegan Pie, Smoked Pork Ham, Pecan P...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It’s easy to miss the sudden driveway turnoff when you’re driving to the Raymond Restaurant and 1886 Bar. And it’s easy to miss this extraordinary, low key historic restaurant that is actually the former caretaker’s home of the famous hotel. Care is given to thoughtful, seasonally ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ethnic restaurants shined in the 45th Annual AbilityFirst Festival of Fall, Pasadena’s outdoor gourmet food and drink festival in the stunning gardens at the Historic Laurabelle A. Robinson House in Pasadena. Our highly recommended restaurant participants proved to be as worthy as the spectacula...
Birch Chef, Brendon Collins (Gerry Furth-Sides) When people ask me for favorite restaurants of mine to try I recommend going to an events and try a lot at one time! For everyone looking to sample a number of gourmet global dishes from a variety of unique restaurants in the Pasadena area, as well as new restaurants to [&h...
Sangers & Joe’s Guest Chef, Rouha Sadighi’s Sunday Morning Feasts prove once again that no matter how formal a Pasadena neighborhood, this one being a tucked-away Old Town section lined with magnificent buildings and trees, the feeling is always friendly and inviting. “Sanger,” by the way, is the Australian t...
Sangers & Joe’s new contemporary café presents Keys To The Kitchen, an exciting lineup of guest chef dinners, playing host to international chefs who will take over the kitchen on select evenings and present full course dinner menus. Known for their hot Australian-themed cups of Joe, breakfast, salads, tasty sangers...
The legendary Celestino and family (pictured here at a charity event honoring them), inspired the Pasadena restaurant of the same name. name that translates into a gold standard restaurant on the westside, ever since he opened his first place, Drago. Seasonal menus demonstrate this perfectly. The Holiday Mushroom & ...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 