(Gerry Furth-Sides) Unleash the corned beef at home- and while we are at it, do the same with turkey! Somehow we eagerly eat corned beef sandwiches at a deli all year long without a thought. But serving it at home means St. Patrick’s Day week, just as Turkey has become symbolic for Thanksgiving. One case […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) This summer a Melting Pot Tour proved in the most fun way that you can visit an iconic (read “tourist) place and always learn more about it! Tour company owner Jodi Flowers, who combines midwest common sense with southern charm, led us to places that boasted 40 years or more at the market. […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Reopening at our gorgeous rustic neighborhood favorite means pared down hours (dinner only five nights a week) and a pared down menu from Chef Nick Shipp that is SENSATIONAL! Even with Nick’s obsession-worthy, take-away Burger Box last year, it was like “coming home” to have a dinner in the glas...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Roberta R. Deen) St. Patrick’s Day everywhere is thought of as a joyous national celebration of all things Irish and green – and goes for food, drinks, and fashion to honor “the Emerald Isle.” Corned beef and cabbage enjoy a special place on the table. So does soda bread. Both ar...
The public is invited to EATING HIBERNIA, an Irish cooking demo and book signing with Chef Geraldine Gilliland. The event takes place on Saturday, March 16, 2-3:30 PM at the Pacific Food & Beverage Museum, 731 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731. According to Gilliland, Irish food is “not all green and fortifie...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photo credits as noted) St. Patrick’s Day has changed from a day of mourning for the patron saint of Erin into an Irish parade of rebellion against discrimination in American and finally into a joyous national celebration of all things Irish and green in food, drinks, and fashion to honor “the Eme...
Birds & Bees At Birds & Bees, Bar Manager Bethany Ham created for toasting The Irish Grasshopper ($8) cocktail. Ham does her own take on the ubiquitous Irish Coffee by blending hot coffee with Jameson Black Barrel whiskey, sugar, Amaretto cream, and dark chocolate shavings to make the perfect cocktail. Bi...
The restaurant may have been born in Tunis and raised in Paris, but his international dishes known for their innovative twists this week features a celebration of the Irish. The .www.gotkosherinc.com. And why shouldn’t there be a Jewish element in St. Patrick’s day, asks Chef Alain Cohen at Got Kosher? After all,...
(Gerry Furth-Sides – All photos courtesy of the mixologists and chef) St. Patrick’s Day bring to mind party celebrations with plenty of drinking and Guinness Beer. This year top mixologists and an award-winning pastry chef offer a few elegant, creative and certainly beautiful toasting alternatives. The inspiration wa...
(Roberta Deen) My sister and I are half Irish on my father’s side, from where and when we don’t know because family history was just never spoken about. We do know that at least three generations back. This past summer I had a chance to visit the Emerald Isle (below). The family landed in the middle of […]...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 