Golden Road Brewing's private dining elevated seafood and fish beer-pairing feast created excitement even before it started, it inspired its own event name, "La Vida Aquatica." The dining room on the Huntington Harbour alone worth the visit...
Executive Chef Oliver Malmsten and a passionate team, head up the kitchen at Twelve Twelve Santa Monica Ristorante. The New American Italian restaurant is located on the iconic 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica. ...
Twelve Twelve Santa Monica introduces a newly reimagined Ristorante, Executive Chef, American-Italian Menu and list of innovative Italian-inspired Cocktails this season. Add to this a live entertainment Discoteca entertainment experience....
(Content courtesy of Taste of Pasadena, Gerry Furth-Sides photos) Ethnic food cuisine takes front row and center as Pasadena magazine debuts the Taste of Pasadena 2023. A wide array of carefully curated culinary offerings plus handcrafted cocktails will be offered, along with live music. This inaugural celebration...
(Gerry Furth-Sides)When I was asked to an arrange a birthday party in Pasadena, Celestino owner Calogero Drago and GM Mario were out of the country. Each of them still contacted me immediately: “Ciao, Bella! No problem.” Thirty guests for lunch? Order off the menu and let us know what we can do. When questioned about [&helli...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Once upon a time before the term “carpaccio,” referred to the popular marinated raw beef dish, it was merely the name of renowned Venetian Renaissance painter Vittore Carpaccio, who painted in vivid blood red colors. Then a half a century ago Giuseppe Cipriani, owner of Harry’s Bar in ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The name of the meal is: “ A Love Affair of food, plates and friends.” Barbara and Marino shared a Hancock Park neighborhood address and a love of authentic ethnic food. Chef Sal Marino creates the special menu. Brother-partner, Mario, sets the updated classic table. Guests opting for this special men...
You wouldn’t expect any ordinary cookbook signing by a restaurant. And this one for Spaghettini at Home was all that and more...
I can think of restaurants that have good service when an owner is not on site, but I can't think of a restaurant with an owner on site that is anything short of perfection, with old school hospitality. One of our new favorites is neighborhood mainstay, Divino in Barrington Court in Brentwood....
Celebrate Mother’s Day the Ethnic Way in the Greater Los Angeles area! From spiffy, contemporary Indian and Mexican fare to traditional soul food and Sicilian Italian, it is all memorably scrumptious and festive. ARTH BAR + KITCHEN – CULVER CITY Arth Bar & Kitchen’s Mother’s Day Lunch or Dinner fea...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 