(Gerry Furth-Sides) All anyone needs to do to get my devoted attention is mention the state of Colorado and I am there. My dad in the 10th Mountain Division trained at Camp Hale in the Rocky Mountains and we drove cross country to spend two weeks on the slopes every spring. And so it was with Blue […]...
Modern takes on lesser-known cuisines are taking the country by storm. Modern Indian, Modern Korean, Modern African, Modern Middle Eastern, according to the outlook in the 11th Anniversary trend report by Andrew Freeman & Co. (AF&Co.), a national restaurant consulting firm Cuisine of the year is Filipino (yay, Demita...
Editor’s note: Please see the Local Food Eater post: for detailed menu description (//localfoodeater.com/invite-build-meal-spireworks-vertical-spit-roasted-meats/)(www.SpireWorks.com ) (Darien Morea with photos by Gerry Furth-Sides ) SpireWorks™ is a new, very well-thought out restaurant concept. It brings the ...
(all photos are courtesy of Alan Lin and SpireWorks™) SpireWorks™ takes a favorite recipe for vertically spit roasted meat and pairs it with unique flavors from around the world.The idea, in the worlds of the owners, is to “Come have fun, try new things and prepare to enjoy yourself.” SpireWorks™ is gener...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) From poppy seeds in Saudi Arabia, to samosas in Al Shabaab-controlled Somalia, a new infographic explores the world’s weirdest banned foods. If you are feeling hungry for haggis or “fancy” some foie gras or the famous poppy seeds that dot so many ethnic pastries, think again before you b...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) A festive, friendly crowd celebrated The Taste of Mexico 2016 under a full moon at the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown LA. The event backed up its boast of being LA’s premier Mexican Food Culinary Festival. From wide open space to a snuggle of lines and full-up tall cocktail tables, the ...
As most of the top chefs in the world will tell you, when you are cooking with superb products, the key is to “do as little as you can to let them shine through.” Espuña products prove this as we learned firsthand. Our box arrived and when we opened it, the products each wrapped in […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) AroLatin in South Pasadena offers a bright, most citrusy version of whole fish, accompanied by lime and peppers, which helped earn the destination restaurant its title. The colors just jump off the plate. The flavors dance long after the meal in memory. If the fish looks so happy it’s because the ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) This spring we wrote about why Safe Catch, a new brand of canned tuna fish, based out of Marin County, California, was created to process fish in a special way, specifically Thai Tuna. Safe Catch provided an answer to the high levels of mercury found in popular seafood that has turned people off fr...
The owners of the La Española Meats Inc. in Harbor City welcome Jordi Borda, representative of Andalusia in Southern, Spain, here to introduce eight food producers from this southernmost region of the country. The products, all natural and gourmet and kosher, can also be produced private label. Outsid...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 