(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) Sharing a meal is the best way to become acquainted with a new culture. Anthony Bourdain made this popular idea visible to an entire new generation by way of his tv show. And baked goods being everyone’s favorite all over the world strengthens this idea even more. Think delicate French crepes or S...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Italians are intense about their wines. At the 2019 Simply Italian Great Wines U.S. Tour that recently whooshed through town last month, we were at the first seminar bright and early, eager to learn more about Pinot Grigio as a wine we already love and respect. Yet proud seminar leader first quizzed us to ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Moravian spice cookies made by Dewey’s Bakery are as rich in taste as they are in history. “The creators of the cookies learned that by rolling the dough until it was whisper-thin and baking it slowly, they could create a cookie with a light, crisp texture and capture the intense flavors,R...
(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, restaurant photos courtesy of 101 North Eatery & Bar) Tucked right into the history highway outside of Westlake Village, and just off the Lindero Canyon exit, at 101 North Eatery & Bar, the welcome is professional and warm from the first phone call. Stellar service matches the globally-inspired...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of CIRCA) Internationally acclaimed Australian company CIRCA makes its debut as The Wallis’ first foray into contemporary circus with Humans on Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2, 2019, 7:30 pm, in The Wallis’ Bram Goldsmith Theater. In a thrilling and heart- stopping perfo...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Master Baker, Alex Peña’s Dia de los Muertos holiday bread, Pan de Muerto, may look like dough but literally feels like a cloud. It is considered an honor to be given this confection, decorated with skulls and bones, and sprinkled with sugar or covered in sesame seeds depending on region home, on...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The new, Singapore based, 4Fingers Crispy Chicken store on Sawtelle in West LA, serving Korean-style, fried chicken, shows off the best of American entrepreneurship. The colorful, minimalist atmosphere feels organic with wood tables under an airy, two-story ceiling. We know that Asian fried chicken is l...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Abbie Cornish and Chef Jacqueline King Schiller are not your everyday mommy “bloggers” – more the glamorous, runway-stunning Giada types behind the stove, and just as dedicated. When was the last time we asked any of home cook authors in the Melissa’s kitchen, “who are you wearing?” (A: Nat...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 