National Cuban Sandwich Day is coming up on August 23 celebrating the many varieties of the traditional pressed treat. Did you know that in the classic, cuban bread must be split with a palm frond? The multi-textured, highly flavored meal may be officially honored in Tampa, Florida’s Ybor City neighborhood in Tampa bu...
(Gerry Furth-Sides wth Chef Roberta Deen) The inviting, open air front of Cocina Condesa sports a whimsical street-cart sign advertising “Street Food and a Mezcalaria.” The sophisticated, rustic new restaurant fulfills its promise in every way. A warm, professional Latin sensibility in the waitstaff matches...
Embassy Suites Mandalay Bay Hotel & Resort (Gerry Furth-Sides) The former agricultural center of the west coast is home to the all grown up Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel & Resort still inspires the nostalgia and longing of Kipling’s soldier for the old Mandalay, in this case updating ...
Refined hospitality, fresh ingredients and a California-friendly Indian menu has made Taste of India in Sherman Oaks the place for dates, families and out-of-town visitors since it opened 15 years ago (plus the restaurant has a catering division and a private party room). And they have a secret source for the best produ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Mahan (pronounced Mah-hahn) Indian Restaurant aptly the magical name, “Alhambra” as its address. The spare, long, dusky double-long interior with the buffet layout and bar in one corner, ample space between tables and a tidy feeling reflects both the fine dining background of Delhi born and bred owner,...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Executive Chef Tim Guiltinan introduces his “New Summer Menu” with imaginative ethnic twists at the The Raymond 1886, Pasadena’s historic Craftsman cottage on South Fair Oaks Avenue. The nostalgic building, at one time a caretaker’s cottage for the grand Raymond Hotel in the late 180...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ethnic chefs stood out this year even among the curated “best of the new best” showcase at the 2016 Angeleno Magazine’s Live & Dine LA event the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows. It seems that “Inventive dishes from the city’s finest chefs” this year mean inspired and elevating cl...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Modest little Zafran Pot has long outgrown its title of the “baby on the block of stars” (Venice Boulevard at Motor). The are has been celebrated for authentic regional Indian food for decades with Mayura and Annapurna Cuisine nearby . Owner-Chef Sneh Lata Gumidelli ‘s exceptional H...
We were lucky enough to join a festive full house at Biryani Bowl in Fremont, California for week-end specials of the best world-famous “dum biryani.” the Hyderabad style means unbroken long grain basmati rice with seasoned, marinated chicken or Halal goat or egg … slow-cooked in a specially seal...
In order to make their new Chef’s Table more “palatable,” Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain Resort in the heart of China, recently introduced a unique concept for menu pricing in their Farm2Fork restaurant by asking guests to pay what they feel is appropriate for food and service when dining there. The Chef’s ...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 