(Gerry Furth-Sides) Even foods known to be healthy and delicious since ancient times need to be renewed and improved these days. We spotted trends in 2018 that we predict will become mainstream. They range from beautifully colored foods being used to describe clothing, foods used as party floral decoration and bouquets, t...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It is fitting that OSSO GOOD’s very first brick and mortar in LA is located on blockbuster 3rd Street within walking distance from the Original Farmer’s Market. Founder-owner, Meredith Cochran, told us that as soon as she drove down Third Street on her Los Angeles scouting trip, &#...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, earthenware photos courtesy of Janelle) Just one look at this striking, gorgeous Polish earthenware brings proud Polish-American lifestyle icon Martha Stewart to mind. In fact, I’ve done that myself whenever a few of the colorful pieces on a store shelf caught my eye. Now Elle Łoś-Englander mak...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Kayco and Tuscanini Foods images courtesy the company.) Kosher bacon? Kosher Tuscan pasta? Why not? Although kosher food follows strict dietary laws for cleanliness and health, it adds, if anything to the taste and freshness and takes away nothing. The concept is, in fact, part of a budding movement...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “what are your favorite dining spots” is the question I’m asked most often. And I love to answer with an ethnic surprise, whether it is a new place or a timeless classic. Answers are based on the overall experience that naturally includes memorable, delicious food; hospitality; ambianc...
Editor’s Note: We are so pleased to welcome chef Mari Tuttle to our website to share her experience at the Beard Foundation this year. She captured the behind-the-scenes wonder that we were also honored to be a part of with Chef Toribio Prado of Cava and Cha Cha Cha many years ago. (Mari Tuttle) Cooking […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Chef Shirley Chung’s dishes that make up a meal may seem the simplest at the casual Ms Chi Cafe™ in Culver City but the memory that lasts is of the most pleasant, relaxed time with elegant, lingering flavors on the palate. The Main Street location on a market Tuesday evening makes it even more...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) What makes restaurant cooking taste so special? Often it is the seasonings and the technique. These five items designed for use as that “special” touch in restaurants are also available for home use. Hepp Finishing Salts give you a variety of professional finishing salts. These pure, h...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) A cookware set, a stovetop pressure cooker; a sharp knife, induction stovetop, wooden board and cooking class certificate (1) Affordable DiamoTech, the same one on all the tv ads as “the last one you will ever need” is professional level equipment covering all your cooking and baking (if not g...
Michelin star chef, Luigi Fineo’s out-of-the-way Luigi al Teatro restaurant in Santa Monica, California shows the reasons for his critical acclaim at such a young age. (Please see our profile on him for other reasons at ( //localfoodeater.com/chefspotlight/chef-luigi-fineo-brings-puglia-cuisine-to-america/ ). The chef...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 