(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy Casita Del Campo, Celestino, The Raymond 1886). Celebrate the best of California this year with a holiday dinner with a drive or great walk before or after. The food is the best you will find anywhere. The spectacular Silverlake Reservoir is within running distance of Casita Del C...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, bottle photos courtesy of WOSA, Wines of South Africa) A celebration marking the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death every December 5th calls for a special wine. We were introduced at a special luncheon this year to to the excellent ‘Cap Classique’, the South African name for tradition...
Innovative Founder Sarah Collins’ portable Wonderbag is a simple but revolutionary heat retention slow-cooker, which continues to cook food for up to 12 hours after being brought to the boil by fire, cook stoves or any conventional method, without the use of any additional fuel source. For very bag sold in the Wes...
Dixie’s Tupperware Party, the hilarious off-Broadway one-woman comedy starring Dixie Longate, which took the theater world by storm and garnered a prestigious Drama Desk Award nomination, returns to Los Angeles at the Kirk Douglas Theatre for a strictly limited engagement now to December 30. Tickets are available at www....
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar celebrates the season with a three-course holiday indulgence menu for dinner – or Friday lunch – straight off your wish list. The meal begins with choice of indulgent starters: Wild Mushroom Soup or Seafood Louie Wedge Salad followed by the main event: Filet Mignon & Colossal N...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Nathan Turner recipes, tips, and his love for his home state, California is especially welcome at holiday time, especially after a year of natural disasters. And the author is just as sunny as anyone would California to be. A book of nostalgia and mood to inspire, it defines “California Coasta...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) We recently had a chance to try affordable, cutting-edge DiamoTech, the same one on all the tv ads, as “the last one you will ever need.” The durable set holds many features of professional equipment. The remarkable hardness of the Diamonds infused in the ceramic layer forms virtually the str...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) These appealing boxed “meals” to cook at home differentiate themselves because they are put together by a restaurant executive chef with key ingredients and Justine Kelly, co-founder and Executive Chef and the team at Sun Basket (www.sunbasket.com) for meal delivery service //localfoodeater.com/...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of Fromagerie Sophie in San Luis Obispo) Leave it to the European-inspired cheese shop in America, Fromagerie Sophie in San Luis Obispo, to come up an international version of the 12 Days of Cheesemas’ drawn from her abundant selection, typically 60-80 cheeses in the case at any time, made...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) As major fans of teacher/entrepreneur/celebrity, Martha Stewart, we braved downtown LA holiday traffic and parking to attend the event. What’s to like about seeing Martha in person? Everything. Martha’s forte seems to be sharing her life, products and information on a stage with an audience...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 