(Roberta Deen, photos by Roberta Deen) The new China Lights festival in Las Vegas, and in Arkansas, and the growing popularity of historic Chinese New Year celebrations show how important this Asian holiday is becoming with mainstream America. The Chinese New Year Festival and Golden Dragon Parade in Los Angeles, des...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photo courtesy of Acuna-Hansen) Montrésor, Studio City’s newest French bistro, is designed with the grace and style of Paris in the 1920’s. Executive Chef Paul Shoemaker has created a new menu of traditional French cuisine with farm-to-table ingredients. Even the art nou...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Innovative, inventive Justine Kelly, co-founder and Executive Chef and the team at Sun Basket www.sunbasket.com keeps key ingredients, such as of crushed peppercorns, in the classic French Steak Au Poivre, defined a dish defined “prepared or served with a generous amount of usually coarsely ground bla...
New, creative French-inspired St.Valentine’s Day ethnic celebrations range from renowned Chef Kimmy Tang’s California-inspired French-Vietnamese and Chef Alain Cohen’s refined French-Tunisian to Chef Olivier Rouselle’s international-inspired Parisian French menu. After all, isn’t French the “l...
Chinese Fortune Cookies, oranges and “the Best of the Cheap Stuff” alcohol play a prominent part in the production of Lauren Yee’s “King of the Yees”. Our heroine must produce them in order to rescue her father. The play is a lively reminder of how Asian cultures are rich with symbolism. R...
(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...
Ye Old Kings Head, the perfect Rx or place to celebrate a special occasion because its just one of those places enveloped in good cheer. A good friend, a festive high tea and long-time manager, Christine, presenting me with a “trifle” treat made it all work for me. Hospitality with an American hug, backed [&he...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Flavorful, colorful, almost sculpted dishes are so meticulously researched and prepared that Lum-Ka-Naad deserves a “destination restaurant” designation for its own menu of regional dishes. As one means of introducing Thai food to new people, Alex Amsombolee, the activist owner of Lum-Ka-Naad R...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Donald Herman) Notes of Japanese and other Asian cuisines skip across the new Yamashiro Brunch Menu of international classics. Drama to this unique dining experience starts building right at the start of the rural winding drive up Franklin, just blocks from bustling Hollywood and Highland. The brun...
s (Gerry Furth-Sides) sRicher new flavor” reader the label on the new packages of Dried fruit company Stoneridge Orchards. And it is true. They are just a bit richer with all the juicy goodness of the fruit inside. The chocolate is a deep 70% cacao. With farms and orchards in Washington State, the third-generat...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 