(Gerry Furth-Sides) Culina Vinoteca and Chef de Cuisine Luca Moriconi’s Modern Tuscan Cuisine transform the corner of the lush Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills into the inviting, sleek Culina & Vinoteca. As refined and engaging as he is talented, Chef de Cuisine Moriconi leads leads a family here....
(Gerry Furth-Sides) While the news during the past two years is that Kosher restaurants have been opening up and thriving in totally unexpected places in many Italian cities (read not very friendly to the Jewish populace), kosher products have been produced in Italy and exported internationally without any fanfare for decades no...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) A warm welcome on the phone even before you arrive starts your experience at Romano’s Macaroni Grill®, with a parking lot and everything is done to please you once you arrive. Before you even enter the inviting, softly lit, rustic dining room, this is the first family-friendly greeting you see inside ...
Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of Santa Barbara Restaurant Week)Santa Barbara, California already is a heavenly destination for beach, architecture, food, museum and history lovers. Added to this, beginning on February 22nd, the 2nd annual Santa Barbara Restaurant Week return, lasting until March 3rd. The 10-day event w...
Romano’s Macaroni Grill is offering a free bowl of Mom’s Ricotta Meatballs + Spaghetti through Jan. 23 (or until the shutdown ends) between 11 AM – 4 PM at 84 U.S. locations. WHO: Romano’s Macaroni Grill, a national restaurant chain with award winning Italian food, is offering a free meal to all furloughed governmen...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Kayco and Tuscanini Foods images courtesy the company.) Kosher bacon? Kosher Tuscan pasta? Why not? Although kosher food follows strict dietary laws for cleanliness and health, it adds, if anything to the taste and freshness and takes away nothing. The concept is, in fact, part of a budding movement...
Michelin star chef, Luigi Fineo’s out-of-the-way Luigi al Teatro restaurant in Santa Monica, California shows the reasons for his critical acclaim at such a young age. (Please see our profile on him for other reasons at ( //localfoodeater.com/chefspotlight/chef-luigi-fineo-brings-puglia-cuisine-to-america/ ). The chef...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy Casita Del Campo, Celestino, The Raymond 1886). Celebrate the best of California this year with a holiday dinner with a drive or great walk before or after. The food is the best you will find anywhere. The spectacular Silverlake Reservoir is within running distance of Casita Del C...
What’s it like to attend One Michelin-starred chef Italian dinner? Italian One Michelin-starred chef in 2014, 2015 and 2016, Felice Sgarra, Executive at UMAMI Ristorante, Andria, Italy, and his brother Roberto, sommelier were flown all the way from Italy to prepare the post-premiere dinner for Cinema Italian Style open...
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...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 