Tokyo Table debuts in Alhambra for sophisticated, Japanese cuisine You’re personally invited to join us for an evening of performances and culture on Thursday, December 8 from 3:30PM – 6:30PM. Complementary food and drinks will be served to kick off the night followed by Japanese cultural practices through artistic demonstr...
Editor’s note: Please see the Local Food Eater post: for detailed menu description (//localfoodeater.com/invite-build-meal-spireworks-vertical-spit-roasted-meats/)(www.SpireWorks.com ) (Darien Morea with photos by Gerry Furth-Sides ) SpireWorks™ is a new, very well-thought out restaurant concept. It brings the ...
Imagine going all the way to Turkey to learn about its fabulous cuisine and falling in love with–French fries. This happened at Orkide Ibrahimli, a restaurant in Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey. The fries appeared there at a brunch for journalists attending Gaziantep’s first bulgur festival....
(all photos are courtesy of Alan Lin and SpireWorks™) SpireWorks™ takes a favorite recipe for vertically spit roasted meat and pairs it with unique flavors from around the world.The idea, in the worlds of the owners, is to “Come have fun, try new things and prepare to enjoy yourself.” SpireWorks™ is gener...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) From poppy seeds in Saudi Arabia, to samosas in Al Shabaab-controlled Somalia, a new infographic explores the world’s weirdest banned foods. If you are feeling hungry for haggis or “fancy” some foie gras or the famous poppy seeds that dot so many ethnic pastries, think again before you b...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) A festive, friendly crowd celebrated The Taste of Mexico 2016 under a full moon at the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown LA. The event backed up its boast of being LA’s premier Mexican Food Culinary Festival. From wide open space to a snuggle of lines and full-up tall cocktail tables, the ...
As most of the top chefs in the world will tell you, when you are cooking with superb products, the key is to “do as little as you can to let them shine through.” Espuña products prove this as we learned firsthand. Our box arrived and when we opened it, the products each wrapped in […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) AroLatin in South Pasadena offers a bright, most citrusy version of whole fish, accompanied by lime and peppers, which helped earn the destination restaurant its title. The colors just jump off the plate. The flavors dance long after the meal in memory. If the fish looks so happy it’s because the ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) An array of colorful, top quality ingredients fill the assortment of ethnic and popular American regional dishes designed by owner Charles Laing at Loving Hut, Claremont. Tucked into a food court anchored by a movie theatre, Laing has rightfully gained a following ever since he opened. Each menu is unique ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) This spring we wrote about why Safe Catch, a new brand of canned tuna fish, based out of Marin County, California, was created to process fish in a special way, specifically Thai Tuna. Safe Catch provided an answer to the high levels of mercury found in popular seafood that has turned people off fr...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 