(Gerry Furth-Sides) One of the UK’s most respected cheesemakers, Quicke’s launches its first ever mixed milk cheese into several Whole Foods Market stores this winter. Stores across the US are set to stock wedges of the 6-month matured clothbound cheese, Lady Prue that brings a true taste of Devon. Named after Mary Quic...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “what are your favorite dining spots” is the question I’m asked most often. And I love to answer with an ethnic surprise, whether it is a new place or a timeless classic. Answers are based on the overall experience that naturally includes memorable, delicious food; hospitality; ambianc...
Editor’s Note: We are so pleased to welcome chef Mari Tuttle to our website to share her experience at the Beard Foundation this year. She captured the behind-the-scenes wonder that we were also honored to be a part of with Chef Toribio Prado of Cava and Cha Cha Cha many years ago. (Mari Tuttle) Cooking […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of Fromagerie Sophie in San Luis Obispo) Leave it to the European-inspired cheese shop in America, Fromagerie Sophie in San Luis Obispo, to come up an international version of the 12 Days of Cheesemas’ drawn from her abundant selection, typically 60-80 cheeses in the case at any time, made...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of Hungry Fan and Chef-author Jenn Segal) Loving bacon and eggs since childhood I have always stood behind, and eaten whole eggs, because they are just so satisfying. (My hunter cat, Jeremiah Johnson prefers this protein as well). On one recommended longtime regime, by a psychic-nutrition...
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong’s Michelin-starred Culinary Director, Chef Richard Ekkebus is delighted to announce that Amber’s next exclusive Four Hands Dinners on the 5th and 6th November 2018 feature a fabulous collaboration with Italian chef Luca Fantin of Il Ristorante — Luca Fantin, situated in the Bvlg...
(photos courtesy of James Beard Foundation) The 6th annual James Beard Foundation’s Taste America Los Angeles event takes place at the SLS Hotel, Beverly Hills on Friday, October 12, 2018. Follow the link to learn more details & to purchase tickets: //www.jamesbeard.org/events/taste-america-los-angeles-dinner-20...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) International spices have come mainstream. Just one glance at a supermarket spice shelf today reads light years away from even a year ago. Spice Island’s New Line of Seasonings Inspire Global Cooking with product plus a website filled with details and recipes, and most of the sources. It goes al...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Sitram USA is as passionate as the French in love can be for their contemporary store-top pressure cookers. That’s love convinced me to start using it as a pressure cooker instead of as the beautiful stainless steel thick-clad based stockpot I love that is also perfect for regular cooking. Jill Nu...
At first an item that came across our desk seemed a totally zany idea: Munk Pack’s ready-to-eat Oatmeal Fruit Squeezes to time with “National Breakfast Month” and the back-to-school season. But much to our surprise, the product tastes great (it could have a little more texture, true), so much more satisfying th...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 