(Gerry Furth-Sides) Joyous, Chef-owner, Boda Nirouia, renews Gate of India, an old Hollywood mainstay since the 198o’s, with his gift for contemporary Indian cuisine fusion. Chef Boda’s dishes shows a light, deft hand at incorporating fusion elements that elevate the most ordinary Indian dishes. Here radish sprouts, ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Los Angeles)New, dedicated owner-chef Durga’s authentic Nepalese and South Indian dishes are only part of the ambitious revamp of Shalimar Cuisine of India (Culver City Raintree Plaza) from neighborhood mainstay into a “best of Indian” restaurant. Details, such as offering Mustang bee...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Even in its second month neighborhood “buzz” and new regulars regularly fill New Tamarind Cuisine of India Restaurant in Sherman Oaks. When we ate at Tamarind last week, one of the customers walked over just to say that the owner of the cleaner business next door sent him in to Tamarind, and he [&hell...
(Gerry Furth-Sides – Los Angeles)Let me introduce you to beautiful dynamo, French-born Chef Josette LeBlond, owner-founder of Normandie Bakery and Bistro. A whirlwind of energy, Josie fits the description of “the Betsy Johnson of the Food World” – effortlessly creative beyond belief as a teen-ager and not sl...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “Sweet” Sixteen party indeed – Angeleno Magazine’s 16th annual Live & Dine L.A. Event this week at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows Resort turned out to be a mostly “savory” albeit another exhilarating event. The few celebratory confections that were offered arrived ironically fr...
Asian Fusion Brings Banh Mi to the Westside (Lisa Deutch) There’s a new Asian spot that we’ve driven by at least a dozen times without noticing it. We stopped in at Asian Fusion today and were beyond surprised to find an impressive Vietnamese kitchen tucked inside. The menu is an eclectic mix of Vietnamese, Chines...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Cafe de Olla Corretto, a beauty of a drink, was first created for me one hot, lazy day in South Pasadena this summer at the AROLATIN bar. And there is no hotter or lazier than on this quaint street. Alejandro Chavez revamped and elevated the drink for us. His recipe goes thusly: Café de […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Acclaimed French director-producer Franck Ribiere, who turns out to also be a dedicated carnivore, takes us on an international search for the best and healthiest steak in the world in the documentary STEAK (R)EVOLUTION. It plays exclusively for a one-week engagement at Landmark’s Nuart Theatre, startin...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Dosas in all their glory have a starring role in Annapurna Southern Indian Vegetarian Restaurant’s new menu. They are so much fun, so satisfying that carnivores won’t notice the absence of meat. The Culver City restaurant, acclaimed as one of Los Angeles’ best Indian restaurant, may be na...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Whether overseeing their Le Vallauris and Le St. Germain restaurants in Palm Springs, or catering a party of 50 in a landmark home straight up the mountain behind them (as they are here), the Belgian-American Bruggemans family and crews always makes it look and feel easy. Valuable lessons that became second ...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 