(Gerry Furth-Sides, content at-home party courtesy Tommy Bahama) Cinco de Mayo commemorates the anniversary of Mexico’s 1862 victory at the Battle of Puebla over the French Empire. In Mexico, the commemoration of the battle that Cinco de Mayo celebrates continues to be mostly ceremonial, with strutting military parades or bat...
For most other restaurants and their workers, physical distancing measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 have been devastating, forcing many to close dining rooms and offer takeout options. But not for Chef-owner Tommaso Barletta of Tuscany Il Ristorante, had already been serving customers through takeout orders...
(Gerry Furth-Sides0 Bilinski’s Chicken Sausage and their new company, High Peaks Plant-Based Sausage, arrive just in time for summer, fun meals. They are also ideal for a quick yet healthful dinner. They are made with whole, organic ingredients to keep everyone in the family on track to meet health goals as we weathe...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) This season just in time for much-needed comfort food, chocolate Stuffed Puffs™ marshmallows make their official debut. One bite into this cloud of a marshmallow with its firm chocolate center makes everything seems so much better.S’more, a century-old American tradition, re-born as Stuffed Puffs™,...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Content from Go Little Tokyo) What a wonderful opportunity the current crisis is to change social history by supporting Japanese American business in downtown Los Angeles during the pandemic. The record in World War II for treatment of Asian Americans needs to be changed, and can be now. The first thing...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, all photos are courtesy of Bunnie Cakes) Bunnie Cakes knows it’s important to celebrate the little things now more than ever. It helps to bring smiles and laughter to those around us. So the popular bakery is committed to pushing forward in order to help families celebrate their special oc...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Santorini, often described as the ultimate of the hundreds of Greek islands with whitewashed buildings tumbling down the dramatic hills to a pristine, turquoise ocean. I speak from experience. Fact: sunsets have earned a reputation for being so spectacular that the price of a house is influenced by t...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Our first take-home food of this year was the superb choice of Drago Catering. Sumptuous lasagna, silky-rich carrot soup and apple tart were delicious the first evening and for a month afterward. The Drago family of chefs has over 9 restaurants to their credit and now adds an upscale Italian restaura...
(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...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Four years ago, a little bakery known for Lebanese flatbread, Al Sanabel, was already thriving in a Strip Mall in Little Arabia when it added name, Koftegi Restaurant, in a new sign on the double store front restaurant window. Owner-chef, Mehmet Kaplan, who took over the bakery, added a Turkish Mediter...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 