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  • Celebrating Turmeric: Everything Old is New Again

    Gloriously colorful Turmeric is the newest darling of celebrity chefs, although in ancient times, rich orange Turmeric (the color of baked yams), popular in both North African and Indian curry dishes, held such healing powers it became known as “the spice of life.” French-Tunisian Chef-owner Alain Cohen at Got Kosher” Cat...

  • CARDAMOM INDIAN RESTAURANT -Los Angeles

    Articles by gerry furth-sides Cardamom Indian Restaurant – Review- When “New and Improved” is Actually New and Improved Cardamom Indian Restaurant is not one but two bright Los Angeles stories.  The first is of a popular neighborhood cafe (India’s Oven) smoothly taken over with continuity and also updated. I...

  • BOMBAY CAFE Celebrates 25 Years of Indian Comfort Food

    One of the longest standing Indian restaurants in Los Angeles, Bombay Café has been making traditional Indian cuisine in LA for more than 25 years. Owned by Kamal Git Singh, ...

  • Mediterranean Gem Turquoise Restaurant in Redondo Beach

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Straightforward food would be more than enough to please at a beachside restaurant.  At award-winning Turquoise, Owner Hamid Fatemi  has added fresh ingredients, depth of flavor and collages of color in his dishes, along with superb service since he opened in 2008. Middle Eastern professional service be...