(Gerry Furth-Sides. Note, in a computer crash I lost my Semler Ranch photos) For years I’ve answered questions about where to eat by suggesting samplings first at special select events such as the Los Angeles magazine’s The Food Event 2018: Its 13th Annual Epicurean Extravaganza. To purchase tickets and for more in...
Popular in song and lore, Route 66 is, perhaps, more popular today than at any time in its history. In fact, GOOGLE addresses on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles are now referred to as “Classic Route 66. If you motor west (or east) on this storied old Route 66 highway, there isn’t enough time […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, all photos courtesy Nancy Newman Photography) The Anaheim GardenWalk hosted its second annual Chef Challenge Cook-off on Sunday, October 14th, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sponsored by DiningOut Magazine, top chefs from seven notable Orange County restaurants competed for best-in-show honors with their s...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) You would think that fried chicken was just invented the way is has become a “culinary darling, ” but who cares as long as it lasts. So it had to happen and New Orleans happily has done it first, a National Fried Chicken Festival (FCF) presented by Raising Cane’s that attracted a record [&...
Following its ninth successful run on the Paramount Pictures Studios backlot, The Times is adding a second session in Costa Mesa to focus on the thriving dining scene and award-winning restaurants in the heart of Southern California. The LA TIMES Taste debuts in Costa Mesa will take place at The MET over three days, Oct. [&hel...
360 DEGREE COMMUNICATIONS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A SPECIAL SCREENING EVOLUTION OF ORGANIC Q&A WITH DIRECTOR MARK KITCHELL Moderated by ROBERT EGGER – LA KITCHEN This screening is free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. Validated free parking at LAPL. Other SoCal Screenings for Evolution of Organi...
Celebrate regional American National Cheeseburger Day When the cheese was added to a hamburger it was a big deal. Honoring the 1926 invention of The word “cheeseburger” is a shortened form of the phrase “cheese hamburger”, meaning a hamburger with cheese. The original word hamburger arguably comes from the town of Ha...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, All images courtesy of Westfield Century City except as noted). Westfield Century City welcomes guests to TASTE, a culinary festival, to show off its new upscale restaurants and recent high end remodel. The massive scale of the place now has to be experienced to be believed. Even Gelson’s Market n...
Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills will be the sixth North American city to host ‘Sofitel en Blanc’, an all-inclusive offering which brings a new level of luxury and ease to Le Dîner en Blanc Los Angeles, the sophisticated invitation-only premier dining event of the year, on September 29, 2018. This night dedic...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Los Angeles Times’ The Taste 2018, the annual event celebrating flavors of the world prepared and hosted by acclaimed L.A. chefs and bartenders, lived up to its promise. But the evening adds up to so much more than the sum of its parts, special in a city where there are three food events a […]...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 