(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ethnic highlights from The 81stAnnual Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, (Aug 27-29) at the Los Angeles Convention Center filled the chef and awards presentations, education sessions, and product demonstrations. Over 10,000 restaurant and foodservice industry professional attendees took a look at new...
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...
(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) The 24th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival mixes up hot Latin sounds and exotic dancing with spicy culinary flavors and children’s activities. The event has all the old-fashioned summertime fun of a class small town. The festival, July 29 and 30, is produced by a dedicated civic team to celebrate the ...
Host : Peter D. Kerr, The Wine Consultant The history of Kistler Vineyards dates back to 1978 when the Kistler family founded the winery in Sonoma County. Their first vintage, 1979, was a mere 3,500 cases. Wine production has grown to 25,000 cases & they now receive regular accolades from many notable wine critics. In [&hell...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) TiKIFISH combines the best of high end restaurant preparation and street food casual counter service in Classic and BYOB (build-your-own-bowl) poke items filled with fish and seafood on a bed of rice or salad. Chef-Owner Wonny Lee (former of Hamasaku) spins the simple Hawaiian beach treat from a po...
Biplate is a plate that’s helps weight loss by reducing the calories from your food. Its patent pending design has hundreds of oil collecting pockets and improves the health of your food without affecting the taste.Using the biplate can reduce up to 32 calories from each meal, that’s roughly 90 calories a day...
Ola! The Tequila & Taco Music Festival will be making its debut at the beautiful Brookside Park (next to the Rose Bowl) in Pasadena on the weekend of June 10th and 11th, 2017. The festival will feature exclusive tequila sampling on Saturday only, with entertainment, good eats and other libations for guests 21 and up [&hellip...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It would be fine with this writer even if Fogo de Chão (“fire on the ground”in Portuguese) the world’s leading Brazilian steakhouse/churrascaria, offered their same superb, close to over-the-top, over-sized menu and impressive dining rooms all year round. But, not so. Each spring and f...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The star signature caipirinha, the lime juice-infused cocktail made with a sugar cane liquor, cachaca, retains its place of honor at the recently revamped Fogo de Chão bar at the Beverly Hills location. This new Mango Habanero Caipirinha on the expanded Bar Fogo Menu features the tantalizing combination ...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 