(Gerry Furth-Sides) We used to drive up to Oxnard on lazy summer evenings in the late ‘70s. The sleepy “main drag” was a scene straight out of American Graffiti. About the only thing missing was a Dairy Queen. Fast forward to the present and a revamped Oxnard. It still retains the best of ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Our meals at the highly acclaimed Sea Harbor Seafood Restaurant are lifetime memorable because of Chef Tony in the kitche. Now you can experience the reason why at Chef Tony Dim Sum in Old Town Pasadena. Here you can go in on your own in the Old Town Pasadena location. Instead of the […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) In the “everything old is new again,” we discover ancient ingredients that have traveled the world in classic and now new forms. Barberries, pomegranate molasses and for our kitchen, preserved lemons have become favorites as they have been for hundreds of years. And as wonderfully surprising an in...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Yes! Cheese is what comes to mind when you say “Pecorino”. But the name of favorite zesty cheese has another new meaning in the wine world for a compelling white wine. It a single grape, crisp, aromatic that is of the highest calibre and astonishingly inexpensive. Still, Food Pairing...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Celebrities This year’s AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival will bring nearly 400 guests together in the stunning gardens to celebrate and sample wares from 20 top restaurants, cocktail bars, wineries, and breweries and much more. The Historic Laurabelle A. Robinson House in Pasadena,...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) We were lucky enough to join a festive full house at Biryani Bowl in Fremont, California for week-end specials of the best world-famous “dum biryani.” This Hyderabad style means unbroken long grain basmati rice with seasoned, marinated chicken or Halal goat or egg … slow-cooked in a speci...
(Photos by Gerry Furth-Sides. AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival content)The Historic Laurabelle A. Robinson House in Pasadena, one of the most, if not the most gracious sites in the world was home for a to the AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival presented by CHUBB. The garden grounds with ponds are the...
Gerry Furth-Sides) During prohibition serving wine for church sacraments saves San Antonio Winery. These days it has been home delivery and pick=-ups. In fact sales were up 30% during COVID. Completely open now for safe outdoor and indoor dining that makes any day special, owner Santo is on hand to greet us and the staff do...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Italy’s oldest and most cherished wine associations. Consorzio Vino Chianti was thrilled to return to sunny Los Angeles as the last stop on a whirlwind three-day tour. We were thrilled to be treated to a horizontal tasting of 2017 Riserva Chianti from each of the seven subdistricts. Added to that, a mou...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) All the news, delicious and cautionary: I’ve eaten more donuts since being introduced to Primo’s Donuts two years ago than pretty much my entire life. That’s because they were best when fresh. And Primo’s are fresh. And I just learned that National Doughnut Day is celebrated in the United Stat...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 