(Gerry Furth-Sides, cocktail photos furnished by VIVA XXX, bottle by La Fonda Hotel) Proof that Tequila(and Mexcal) are royally honored in this house are the four bottles we just received for a birthday. And this July 24 Tequila Day, VIVAXXX and La Fonda Hotel in Sante Fe, NM, add a special kick with new cocktail […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Just when it feels like you’ve had the full array of Chef Danny Elmaleh’s updated fusion classics at Cleo by sbe and at his family restaurant, Mizlala, the Japanese-Moroccan star creates a new “must-try” summer menu. Each one is exceptional, and there is a chef’s signature M...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) American County Fairs are as old as 1772, and the Orange County fair brings all the excitement and nostalgia of the best of them. A celebration of Orange County’s communities, interests, agriculture and heritage – not planned in a structured, stiff commercial way, but filled with the creativity and ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) LUCKYRICE Festival 2018 in DTLA, “Breaking Bao” is a must-go: International Asian celebrity culinary stars and popular local chefs will be sharing their family recipes and stories passed down from generation to generation in this year’s exciting focus of We were already impressed with LUCK...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, all photos from IDG, dineLA). Whenever people ask me where to go to eat, I always tell them to go to as many food events as they can to have a sampling of the chef’s choice and a meet-and-greet with the restaurant staff. Chef-designed prix fixe menus give Los Angelenos an opportunity […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) What are America’s most popular foods? Burgers and pizza and chicken, french fries, potato chips, onion rings, and bacon. So Rockfire Grill features them all, and sometimes all in one sandwich. For the health-conscious customers, there are large salads that include “tender greens,” no ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Tommy Tang’s breezy, animated celebrity-filled restaurant with its reputation as serving the absolutely best modern Thai cuisine anywhere is closed now, and yet it still parallels his life. Just as the restaurant catapulted Melrose Avenue to international fame, so Tommy introduced and ignited the publi...
Owner and Founder, Terry Heller of Plan Check Kitchen + Bar follows the company policy with each new location featuring a nod to ethnic neighborhood fare. The K-BBQ BURGER ($15) honors its Korean neighborhood home with a grilled pork belly, kimchee, sprouting onion, gochujang bbq sauce, sesame salt and fried onions. The crul...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) In anticipation of the rosé season and summer entertaining, the story about this double Rosé release of 2017 Domaine de Cala Rosé and2017 Domaine de Cala Prestige Rosé, a brand created by celebrated Chef Joachim Splichal, famed Los Angeles-based Patina Restaurant Group Founder. The family-owned and o...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Executive Chef Shigefumi Tachibe, the mastermind Executive Chef of the CHAYA Restaurant Group, has moved to his own, more personal kitchen, Osawa in Pasadena. It’s as if you found Beatle Ringo Star casually playing in a suburban London corner pub. //localfoodeater.com/new-contemporary-japanes...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 