(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos unless noted are courtesy of Cirque du Soleil) Since 1984, the Montreal, Quebec-based Cirque du Soleil has produced countless annual traveling shows. Each troupe has their own theme and collection of performers with acts almost surreal in their daring and accomplishment. “Amaluna,” which original...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “The Cirque kitchen and adjoining canteen tents are the first to go up when we arrive and the last to go down when the troupe leaves,” one chefs explained. “It remains the central meeting place, the gathering place for most meetings.” And the dining room is the hub of it all. The k...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) San Pedro Fish Market and Grille already has your full attention week-days because it is at the very desolate end of Harbor Boulevard at the almost end of what is an almost empty huge parking lot in San Pedro. That same parking lot, right along with the restaurant that seats close to […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides)We happily wandered around the historic La Española Meats shop and deli in Harbor City waiting for the envoy delegation from Spain who were making a stop between seasonal trade shows to introduce their artisanal products to American buyers. Even in the intimate little space that always has lots of custome...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of Culina) For the second year in a row, Culina & Vinoteca is flying in Chef de Cuisine Luca Moriconi’s very own Mama Grazia for a week-long celebration featuring three marvelous Mom-centric celebrations (Monday, May 6th, 2019 through Sunday, May 12th, 2019). The restaurant’s adjo...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Cinco de Mayo is as good a reason as any to celebrate Paco Ignacio Taibo II book that traces Mexico’s revolutionary history from 1854-1867, a period he considers foundational to the country. Watch the Netflix documentary of it, showing Taibo tracing the route with other histo...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) May 10 marks National Shrimp Day. It isn’t surprising that shrimp is the most widely served seafood in the world, and Americans eat more shrimp than any other seafood. But did you know that the word “prawn” is used loosely to describe any large shrimp, sometimes known as “jumbo shrimp.” Some c...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Only my Czech mom’s “signature” crepes came to mind when I was invited to be the subject of a prestigious L.A. Times Magazine “Galley” column, my public cooking debut. The encouraging photographer’s picture of a stack of crepes strewn with flowers turned out quite lovel...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, all photos courtesy of Go Little Tokyo) The history Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles had undergone a renovation – just ask any of us who had to skirt around it in construction traffic. Now visitors will also get to enjoy all of the work at the Go Little Tokyo’s 4th Annual Delicious Li...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) You can continue to honor Earth Day everyday and double your contribution this holiday. In celebration of Earth month Words with Boards will plant 2 trees instead of 1 for every wooden product sold through our website this month. Actually every day is earth day since all products come from healthy fo...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 