(Roberta Deen) This well-received addition to the growing Las Vegas Filipino restaurant scene is visible from Highway 95 in North Las Vegas at Lake Mead Boulevard. Cutting Board Filipino Pub opened in the spring of 2016 to bring sophisticated, popular Filipino cuisine to Las Vegas. It is well worth a visit. I’ve passed i...
LOS ANGELES, Calif., — On Saturday, August 26, 2017, the world’s top competitive eaters will gather in downtown Los Angeles for the 11th Annual Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship. The premier competitive eating event on the West Coast, the showdown challenges eaters to devour as many Day-Lee Pride gyoza (Japane...
Herbed Tofu Salad By Heidi Allison Tuna salad used to be the go-to for a quick, protein-packed lunch. With more and more research uncovering pollutants in fish, it’s good to have another, healthy protein-rich standby to egg or chicken salad for wraps, sandwiches or entrée salads. Nutrient-dense tofu provides more than just an...
Belly Bombz, Bibigo Food Truck, Boba Bear, Seoul Sausage, Okamato Kitchen, Beau Bar, Crasians, Nushii and The Dirty Cookie are a few providing popular modern and traditional Asian fare. The popular LA event series KTown Night Market, which brings the traditional Asian night market concept to Koreatow...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, images are courtesy of Casa Vega). Historic Casa Vega, Los Angeles’s landmark 61-year old Mexican restaurant, celebrates National Ice Cream Sandwich Day on August 2. Young Angelenos will be treated to a special ice cream churro sandwich, with a minimum order of a Casa Vega kid’s meal, compliments ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, all photos are courtesy of LA VICTORIA) Jarred salsa celebrates its 100 year anniversary this year. As the makers of LA VICTORIA® point out. For a little context, sliced bread wasn’t invented until 1928. And the company boasts that it them to thank for helping spice up every #TacoTuesday ever since...
FRENCH’S® MUSTARD HOSTS THE NO MORE KIDS WITH CANCER “MUSTARD CHALLENGE” for NATIONAL MUSTARD DAY SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, (Gerry Furth-Sides, all images are courtesy of French’s Mustard Company) This year, French’s Mustard is hosting the fundraiser for “No More Kids with Cancer”. The company will...
(Rubina Khan) My memories of childhood are not necessarily that of a regular child- I did not have time to play with other children in the neighborhood, go to parks, buy candies and toys or enjoy rides. But I do not remember being unhappy either. I recall how in a family of eight, with a […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) There was no line at the counter when we walked in at 8 pm at the new BIBIBOP Asian Grill near the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. By the time Albert and Stephanie L. efficiently helped us create our food bowls and we sat down, the line was to the door. They explained each […]...
Jet Tila, celebrity chef, judge on Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen,” and author of the new 101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die joins the 20+ participants at this year’s Los Angeles LUCKYRICE Feast. (Above) The parties started this month. Here Jet has a bit of fun with fr...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 