(Gerry Furth-Sides) Crispy Morning Glory Salad – Deep fried morning glory topped with fresh shrimp and Jitlada’s spicy house dressing (above) may be Jitlada Retaurant’s famous signature, and their reputation of offering such “extra spicy cuisine” they made it into both Jonathan Gold’s “...
The Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) celebrated the Grand Opening of the second day of its East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market. The Market has been bringing fresh produce to the community on Thursday evenings since 2012. Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers’ Market Promoti...
(Darien, Morea, photos by Gerry Furth-Sides) Even after a recent remodel, Domingo’s Italian Deli, San Fernando Valley mainstay for all foods Italian since it opened in 1948, retains its substantial old-world, friendly feel. Domingo’s Italian Deli 17548 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91316 (818.981.4466). When we entered the s...
(Gerry Furth-Side) It’s always reassuring to know you are being efficient when you eat the life-affirming historic Brent’s food – one sandwich is the equivalent of packing in three meals at once. So you can imagine how happy I was to learn how much history is a part of the mouth-watering package. For starte...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The Guild of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Food Fare outdid itself this 2017 season with Food Fare, the event of the season. Julia Child, who regaled audiences with a cooking demonstration at the first celebration 38 years ago, would be proud of the Guild’s year-long work to feature over ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides – All photos courtesy of the mixologists and chef) St. Patrick’s Day bring to mind party celebrations with plenty of drinking and Guinness Beer. This year top mixologists and an award-winning pastry chef offer a few elegant, creative and certainly beautiful toasting alternatives. The inspiration wa...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The Inimitable Chef Celestine Drago’s wide smile (above) says it all about the event of the season, Planned Parenthood Food Fare, now over a quarter century running. And so does the playful grin of another regular icon, Chef Mary Sue Milliken of Border Grill (below) with Mexican dishes. Both were...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Market City Caffe (164 East Palm Ave.), a top local lunch spot for more than 20 years with their delectable fresh pastas and wood-fired pizza, introduces a new, convenient quick serve lunch for those in a pinch for time. Inspired by generation after generation of fine home cooked family recipes, Market City C...
Jalapeño Lime, Roasted Garlic, Meyer Lemon and Blood Orange are the newest additions to the extravaGONZO Gourmet Foods unique line of culinary oils. What could be anything but heavenly with this blend of 80% extra virgin and 20% grapeseed oils, extravaGONZO? Creator Tom Stevens has also been able to fuse in ingredients in an...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Specialty Alsatian style breakfast and brunch dishes that can’t be found anywhere else in the city are being offered on the new weekend brunch menu at 4th & Olive in Long Beach. Located at 743 E. 4th Street, the 85-seat restaurant serves authentic Alsatian food complemented by a traditional Franco-...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 