(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) Enter what feels like a whitewashed Southern garden party inside the French glass doors of Jaipur Cuisine of India, doors away from the Westside Pavilion addition. Pink is the color Jaipur, the city in India and here it is as well. The chairs may be lacquered black but you can hardly see them; […...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) They are described simply as “Wing-shaped chicken drumsticks marinated in Chef’s Secret Sauce” under the “Non-Vegetarian Appetizer section of the menu. But India Oven’s Chicken Pankuri earns “best starter,” award, chicken or otherwise, anywhere as soon as they arrive at table — a spunky r...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The dessert that arrived on a long, narrow plate was a mystery until we tasted it. The Gulab Jamun in a couli of Rice Pudding combined freshly made milk balls, deep fried to a rosy brown in ghee and simmered in a light rose water syrup, and a pudding of basmati rice cooked with sweet […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Manchurian Candidate, Gobi Manchuria, reigns supreme at India’s Tandoori Brentwood menu. The Indian Chinese Fried cauliflower dish, also is popular in India both on the table and as a street food. It is a perfect example of adapting a dish from another culture and evolving it with both cooking and seaso...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Tikka Masala. Chicken Tikka Masala. The most frequently ordered dish in an Indian Restaurant continues oddly on, especially since it is not even really Indian. And there are so many other dishes to try. So why not “Take a different authentic dish instead.“ The new India’s...
Los Angeles holds the title of being the most culinary diverse city in the world. The area now also holds the most diverse Muslim population in the United States, which means that a variety of restaurants serve halal dishes, such as the relatively new India’s Restaurant on the eastside in Silverlake, and the long-time award-wi...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) So many food items and dishes get discovered over and over again down through the ages as though they were just invented, and lately this happens to be true with the baked samosa (rather than fried). And no wonder there is all the attention. The samosa is a fun food, street or inside […]...
Articles by gerry furth-sides Cardamom Indian Restaurant – Review- When “New and Improved” is Actually New and Improved Cardamom Indian Restaurant is not one but two bright Los Angeles stories. The first is of a popular neighborhood cafe (India’s Oven) smoothly taken over with continuity and also updated. I...
One of the longest standing Indian restaurants in Los Angeles, Bombay Café has been making traditional Indian cuisine in LA for more than 25 years. Owned by Kamal Git Singh, ...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 