(Gerry Furth-Sides) Making cocktails properly has always been a considerable skill. These days it is considered an art. Knox & Dobson President Rob Levy and Creative Director Peter Lloyd Jones, who is the formulation and product development director, agree. They would know, being involved with highly esteemed bars, (The Ra...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, EatUrXica content) Jicama, the healthy, crispy root vegetable so familiar to the Latin table for so long, is not only natural and tasty but adds sweetness and crunch to salads and stir-fries. The root vegetable has the neutral taste of an unsweetened apple. It’ s the perfect new or new version to try i...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The Nua Restaurant Friday evening created by the Tel Aviv Groove series was billed as a “relaxed gourmet Kabbalat” Shabbat dinner. Host chef Yoav Schverd, Israeli Chefs, Jonathan Sharvit and Danna Lee-Berman, created the menu and worked the kitchen. Mastermind series creat...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “Come party like we do in Tel Aviv” read the invite from the Tel Aviv Groove pop-up, first stop in LA on a national tour. We expected bold new takes on Mediterranean food and high energy, lively, smartly dressed guests. We got it, and so much more. Three days was not enou...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Like its name, inspired by the famous bread of Sardinia, “staff of life” also aptly describes Carasau Restaurant. A menu of their most famous dishes will be served on a special menu through October 28. Be sure it is on your list. The owner alone, Vincenzo Porcu, is worth the price of admission [&h...
(Gerry furth-Sides) Tel Aviv Groove, a series of culinary events inspired by the Tel Aviv food and arts scenes is coming to America! The three-day scrumptious culinary and citing-edge artistic experience will take place at top restaurants in Los Angeles. As the first pop-up in a series of culinary events to be held in cities [&h...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Founded in 1986, Mooney Farms in Chico, California is a third-generation certified, woman-owned family farm. (Read details below). When I had a problem with the bottle seal, I got an immediate response on how to use it properly! It is another case, like Capri gelato, of taking a European food item and adding ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Any conversation with me about beef always used to start with my mother’s entire family of 15 all being meat brokers. Now the story is Jessica Formicola’s new, authoritative, illustrated, comprehensive and compact book, Beef It Up! //www.storey.com/books/beef-it-up/ The extensive, current in...
The Bone in Butcher Shop is a unique online, custom cutting operation. Creators John Sayklay and his son, Jake, are 3rd and 4th generation food service vendors. A passion for great food and great customer service is their legacy, just as a nutritional need for beef seems to be in my DNA because I come […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ricardo Zarate’s Causita Restaurant in Silverlake, translates into “little friend,” perfect for the congenial Ricardo. Chef Ricardo serves his beloved Nikkei Peruvian food, refined Japanese-influenced Peruvian dishes. Culminating a decade-old career in Los Angeles, breathtaking Causita do...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 