(Gerry Furth-Sides) Italian football legend Alessandro Del Piero brings his favorite, multi-seasonal, multi-regional Italian fare to Los Angeles at at No. 10 Restaurant. Del Piero creativity and vision as a fantastic team leader on and off the field led along with his expertise and experience with regional Italian cuisine led...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Savor Italy came to town on a recent wintry, rainy day, bringing with it the essence of this favored country through an in-depth introduction to the “hidden gem of Central Italy,” Le Marche, and the new “food and wine gateway,” Lombardy. Both boast sophisticated&n...
Pappardelle, the beautiful, large, broad, flat paste noodles fittingly got their name from the Italian verb, “pappare”, “to gobble up”. It works for the paste standing up to heavy sauces or for every diners’ reaction. Architects recognize only the color grey (unless they have to), and I recogni...
Gerry Furth-Sides) Savor Italy’s came to town on a wintry, rainy day, bringing the sunny flavors and essence of Velenosi Winery in Central Italy and Lombardy through interactive tastings and seminars Laura Donadoni reintroduced us to Marche, known as The Hidden Gem of Central Italy by way of Velenosi Winery, which repr...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The first Buca di Beppo in LA is inside the Original Farmers Market with easy access from the stalls and parking lot. I know Buca di Beppo originated and are still going strong in the LA ‘burbs of Pasadena, Redondo Beach, and Claremont because I arranged all the opening parties which deserve defin...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Veteran proprietors & Wine Makers, Sal Casola Jr and Chipper Pastron, bring back Market City Caffe‘s annual Holiday Menu with Ala Carte Italian dishes large enough to share, both back by popular demand and new, at their most sumptuous ($8-$28) through December 24. Editing note: I already took out ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The absolutely perfect cloudless California weather was the final touch on new Italian-inspired Spaghettini Restaurant’s brand new patio to introduce their new cookbook, From Our Home to Yours by Chef Victor Avila – far out of reach of real-world worries. www.spathettini.com The 30-year-old Orang...
(Darien Morea, Intro and photos by Gerry Furth-Sides). Even with its wide front veranda lush with greenery and twinkle-lit at night, it is easy to slide right by Sor Tino Italian Restaurant because of its borderline Brentwood residential location on Barrington off busy San Vicente. Not so for the neighborhood regulars who have...
Antonio’s Pizzeria and its iconic sign have been lighting up Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, California, since 1957. To celebrate, the family restaurant served up $19.57 dine-in meal deals on Friday-Saturday, August 25 and August 26. Deputy Mayor Barbara Romero presented Antonio’s Pizzeria with a proclamation to ma...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The absolute ultimate character actor, you knew when a film previewed that if Sorvino was in it, it would be worth seeing. But who knew Sorvino was also the Renaissance man? In addition to being an accomplished artist in several fields and all of his charity, his latest creation with his beautifu...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 