(Gerry Furth-Sides) Actor Lesley Nicol, who became the most beloved character, as Mrs. Patmore the cook, on the Downton Abbey television series, alone proved more than enough reason to accept an invitation to a preview tasting for the 10th Anniversary, week-long BRIT WEEK extravaganza of cultural events all over Los Angeles ...
This brand of cider was first created in 1996 with the purest spring water from Vimmerby, Sweden, where it is still brewed today by Åbro Bragger. Please see www.rekorderlig.com for details. Imagine arriving home and having this spanking new canvas tote hanging on your gate nob that looks as sunny and as much fun as Anita E...
(all photos courtesy of SOL Cocina) SOL Cocina Playa Vista brings summer to the beach early with their weekend brunch at the beginning of May. Partner & Executive Chef Deborah Schneider, crafted the menu inspired by her travels through Mexico and the Baja Peninsula. (Read about SOL at: //localfoodeater.com/baj...
We’ve have always sought out local cooking school restaurants as the best introduction to a city’s cuisine – and people. Montreal has one of the best and friendliest! These days a trip to the local farmers market is another adventurous way. Farmers markets have evolved from tourist attractions, such as t...
(By Adréana Robbins) Anar reminds me of the quaint local canteens and hidden taverns I discovered living in Paris and Southern France. My parents and I felt most fortunate when we stumbled upon family-run bistros, offering the most inventive French Provençal, or Moroccan, or Vietnamese cuisine. Often a secret ingredient to a ...
MALBEC RESTAURANTS are so pleased to offer traditional and updated dishes to complement their namesake wine that they are celebrate it regularly with special Argentinian menus, such as this current one. Argentina has always been known for having the best beef in the world. Now under the MALBEC RESTAURANT name, high quality ...
National Picnic Day marks the halfway point between spring and summer on April 23. To prep for the holiday, chefs at Picnic LA created appealing dishes inspired by classic ethnic cuisine and by the diversity of local produce available within California. The menu focuses on the abundant seasonal selection of locally sou...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The historic Laemmle Theatres is pleased to present STREIT’S: MATZO AND THE AMERICAN DREAM, Michael Levine’s film about the historic New York company. The film opens Wednesday, April 20, ushering in passover this year (see details below). The story unfolds in an engaging and loving manner by the fam...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ethnic (Pizza) Goes Mainstream Goes Ethnic (Matzah) at Fresh Brothers this season. For “those looking to celebrate one of the traditions of Passover,” Fresh Brothers is bringing back the Matzah Pizza. “It was a huge hit with customers in the past,so we have again decided to make the Matza...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The little dishes on little plates were playful, even whimsical at times when it all started just a couple of years ago. One of the first was a simple pork belly on a piece of toast offered by Chloe at the beach. It was almost as if the chefs wanted to tiptoe around […]...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 