(Gerry Furth-Sides) For lovers of food with texture, such as myself, marshmallow confections such as Peeps have always been a favorite. This year my list of treats now also includes the new Melville Candy Company marshmallow lollipops. Melville Candy Company is a family owned, third generation confectionery company located in...
Rising star chef, Damian Wawrzyniak will be back on BBC TV this Easter Weekend with Queen of Cakes and former Great British Bake Off Judge, Mary Berry. Mary Berry Easter Feast, which explores how people across Britain celebrate Easter, will be broadcast on 12 and 13 April at 7.00pm on BBC Two, with Chef Wawrzyniak […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) New World Fig + Olive Restaurant’s Whole (2-pound) Branzino Feast is perfection. Under the heading: FOR TWO, with a glorious whole branzino fish to work with start with, Chef de Cuisine, Carlos Sanchez then seasons it with with a refined house blend of Mediterranean herbs. A final touch of citr...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Straightforward Italian-American dishes with a few novel twists weren’t so much of a surprise in the New Brunch Menu at Maggiano’s Little Italy. Apparently, I am not alone. A guest favorite for special occasions, Maggiano’s Little Italy was host to more than 535,000 celebrations in 201...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The truth of it is that we had such a good time at the brand new, mezcal bar at the front of Laurel Hardware in that we forgot the trials of rush hour traffic getting to WEHO, and the next day wasn’t sure how we got back – parked. And the next day […]...
(Roberta Deen with Gerry Furth-Sides ) Passionate India’s Tandoori Brentwood restaurant owner-chef Matin Shah will be offering a new “off the menu” $100.00 per person dinner family-style dinner featuring the most unusual and spectacular historic dishes of four regions of India. Always the consummate host ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Cindy’s Casa Burger and husband Rande’s Spicy Margarita are the new star-studded offerings in Umami Burger’s ongoing Artist Series to benefit charity. The two items are available March 17 – May 12th at all Umami Burger locations nationwide (excluding LAX) while supplies last. Power couple Ci...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Even the weather cooperated with a cool fog in the hot LA March heat for a decadent afternoon of feasting on over 1,500 pounds of heritage breed pork raised on family farms. Afterward, cooks and close to 500 guests raised a glass to toast Winning Chef Jonathan Granada of Otium restaurant in DTLA, crowned b...
Thin crust black “carbon” pizza at ‘O Munaciello, is the newest addition to the menu of the restaurant, which recently opened its first U.S. outpost in Miami’s MiMo District, recreating and interpreting traditional Neapolitan dishes. ‘O Munaciello is a full-menu restaurant and pizzeria that is consid...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Welcome back to the Viceroy Hotel on March 12, “Cochon 555,” the ambitious and most talked about culinary competition and fundraiser starring “5 chefs, 5 pigs, 5 winemakers” in a national ten-city North American tour //cochon555.com. Watch a sample of the excitement here http...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 