Insiders know that the city’s finest Indian eateries, A-Z, can be found in a one-mile”block of stars” celebrated for authentic regional Indian food (Venice Boulevard at Motor in Culver City). An entire weekend of eating can be had from “A” –Annapurna (vegetarian) and their new sibling r...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The Latin-inspired Orange-chipotle Pork Chops with lime- and cilantro-brightened coleslaw and crisped sweet potato “moons” is a favorite Sun Basket meal with a 91% “reorder” nod from customers. Bright flavors, textured and balanced, this meal is Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy-Fre...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ethnic food takes an even bigger role among the over 150 of Southern California’s best restaurants, caterers and libation purveyors at the 39th ANNUAL FOOD FARE CELEBRATES PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES PPLA Food Fare Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. The event supports P...
Performers in the spectacular LUZIA show of the Cirque du Soleil in Los Angeles this year represent over 15 different countries, and a total of 26 with the entire staff, including Canada, the United States, Russia, Mexico, France, Poland, Czech Republic, Belarus, and Ukraine. Jovial Executive chef Regis Gagnon honors as many a...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) New Georgós Wine came about in typically Greek fashion. Greeks believe in big ideas and doing everything on their own, (think Zorba the Greek), so when Georgós Zanganas realized he could not purchase natural Greek wines he wanted in the US, he decided to simply import the highest quality fruit f...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photo courtesy of Acuna-Hansen) Montrésor, Studio City’s newest French bistro, is designed with the grace and style of Paris in the 1920’s. Executive Chef Paul Shoemaker has created a new menu of traditional French cuisine with farm-to-table ingredients. Even the art nou...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Innovative, inventive Justine Kelly, co-founder and Executive Chef and the team at Sun Basket www.sunbasket.com keeps key ingredients, such as of crushed peppercorns, in the classic French Steak Au Poivre, defined a dish defined “prepared or served with a generous amount of usually coarsely ground bla...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The 2018 Kosher Wine and Food Event (KWFE) featured “the best of the best” of wines and food, “that just happen to be kosher,” as Got Kosher?”s Chef-owner, Alain Cohen phrases it. Here are three of our favorite foods and wines from Israel, Italy, and France that are also re...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Today’s sexiest fruit, the darling of chefs,” is how our favorite food writer of fruit, UC Riverside pomologist, David Karp, labeled it — five years ago. He described the yuzu as” a rare, expensive Japanese citrus of mysterious provenance.” Officially the (Citrus Junos (Rutaceae)) the yuz...
Valentine’s Day inspiration for new cocktails goes international this year. The Raymond 1886, lives up to the famous bar’s reputation for drinks so good you almost forget to eat. Peter Lloyd Jones’ features hibiscus, cava, and lemon in his red Cupid’s Arrow. The Sazarac Lover cocktail, also at the Raymond...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 