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Join Our Pez Friends’ “Havana Nights”

Executive Chef-Owner, Bret Thompson of Pez Cantina invites you to the exclusive Havana Nights on Saturday, June 22nd, 2023, and Saturday, July 29th, 2023. ...

Stay Cool with Surprising Indian Food and Drinks

History was the catalyst for healthy, spicy Indian food. One has royal origins and started in the north. The other originated on a farm! ...

Top Food Writer Favorites at Banana Leafla!

A tandoor oven makes many northern Indian favorite dishes at Banana Leaf DTLA. Here are the favorites of top food writer diners. Yelp Elite, Keong said, “It is easily the best Indian restaurant in the USA....

Binymina Wines Honors Barbara Hansen in Israel

Thank you so much Binyamina Winery for planting this vineyard in memory and honor of our dear friend Ms.Barbara Hansen, trailblazing culinary writer...

Divine Divino: The Boss is in the House

I can think of restaurants that have good service when an owner is not on site, but I can't think of a restaurant with an owner on site that is anything short of perfection, with old school hospitality. One of our new favorites is neighborhood mainstay, Divino in Barrington Court in Brentwood....

Leona’s: Fusion Sushi with a Pedigree

(Gerry Furth-Sides) Friends in the food business often want to team up on a restaurant. In this case it was bound to be successful when the friends were La Loggia owner, Frank Leon and long-time friend, Sushi Master Chef Shigenori Fujimoto. The third “sweat-equity” partner is actor-Evan Ross (son of Diana). Leon has ...

AbilityFirst’s Food & Wine for a Great Cause

This year’s AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival will bring 400 guests together for one exquisite evening featuring more than 20 top restaurants, cocktail bars, wineries, and breweries and much more. The feeling from the minute you drive into the gracious estate is buoyant! The spectacular outdoor gourmet food and d...

Beach Cities Social Brings “Cooking California Style”!

(Gerry Furth-Sides) Brand new Beach Cities Social Kitchen & Bar ) now bring vibrant international “Cooking California Style” to Redondo Beach! (Beachcitiessocialrb). The restaurant is inspired and influenced by our friend, Barbara Joan Hansen, pioneer ethnic food writer. As Barbara wrote in the book introduction,...

BananaLeafLA in Van Nuys by Popular Demand!

(Gerry Furth-Sides) BananaLeafLa now serves the valley by popular demand at Banana Leaf Express. The authentic Indian food menu is available by pick-up, delivery and in the small, cozy sit-down cafe. Owner-Chef Sri Sambangi of Banana Leaf Cafe in Culver City continues his mission to introduce authentic, exclusive Southern I...

Why-to-Try Divine Binyamina Winery Wines

(Gerry Furth-Sides) Heavenly selections from kosher Binyamina Winery in Israel completed what felt like a heavenly Tel-Aviv Groove experience last fall. So it was exciting when the invitation arrived to a Binyamina wine-pairing dinner this winter with at Nua restaurant. (Please see //localfoodeater.com/tel-aviv-grooves-aut...