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  • Terra Madre Salone del Gusto Features Slow Food Coffee!

    (Copy from Terra Madre Portal Program, Gerry Furth-Sides photos) More than 3000 farmers, cooks and food activists from 150 countries will gather in Parco Dora, Turin, Italy from September 22-26,2022 at Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, the largest international event dedicated to good, clean, and fair food. ...

  • Celebrate All “Beach Days” at Stella Barra Italian Cafe

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) We learned that Stella Barra has so much more than pizza when we went to celebrate “Beach Days,” there this year. The official and unofficial dates range from Italian Beach Day (a religious holiday) on August 15 to National Beach Day in the USA on August 30th, also an alert that September 17 [&hel...

  • Amy Riolo’s “Must-Have” (!)  Italian Recipes & Mediterranean Lifestyle Books

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Amy Riolo’s Italian Recipes and Mediterranean Lifestyle for dummies books both need to be up there on your bookshelf with Julia, The Joy of Cooking and New Larousse Gastronomique.  She is a writer after my own heart, seeking out and sharing fascinating individual facts and trend...

  • Top Cakes for September 6 “Extra Dessert Day!”

    Gerry Furth-Sides) Celebrate National Extra Dessert Day on September 6 and do it with the best cakes in the world! The Lemon Hazelnut Torte at Il Forno and the Swedish Princess Cake at Copenhagen Bakery are our two international, favorites, deserving of an article. For more “ethereal” desserts, please see: //lo...

  • Hatch Chili Pepper Party at The Winery in Tustin!

    Winery, executive chef-partner Yvon Goetz has a smile on his face for a couple of reasons!  First, as we were reminded as honored guests at the Hatch Chili Roast & Toast at the Winery in Tustin. Chef Goetz oversees both The Winery in Tustin and Newport Beach, both in what just feels like “cushioned” Orange [...

  • Duck! Coming at You Here the Four Best Ways!

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Sublime: Duck! two ways at Chef Tony Dim Sum in Pasadena as Roast Duck and Minced Duck Lettuce Wrap. Duck! Confit at Le Vallauris in Palm Springs. Duck! Schwarma at Momed in Atwater. Chinese, French and Middle Eastern versions that are as original as they are elevated. Chef Tony Dim Sum menu in […]...

  • Acme Espresso Cup: Designed in New Zealand for the World

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) We fell in love with these espresso cups at The Commissary in Culver City. When the staff said they do not sell them, I found them online. Designed in New Zealand, manufactured in Asia, they are sold by the North American distributor, Acme Cups in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For details, please see: //www...

  • New Melting Pot Tours at Original Farmers Market

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) This summer a Melting Pot Tour proved in the most fun way that you can visit an iconic (read “tourist) place and always learn more about it! Tour company owner Jodi Flowers, who combines midwest common sense with southern charm, led us to places that boasted 40 years or more at the market. […]...

  • Mandi Biryani at Home in House of Mandi!

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Summer Sundays in Anaheim can be as sticky and hot as the original home of Mandi Biryani in Mandi (the name for this feast) in Hadhramaut, Yemen. We arrived for a meal here in the name of research because Banana Leaf Chef-Owner, Sri Sambangi,  LocalFoodEater.com publisher, added Mandi Biryani platters his ...

  • Salsa Grill Opens and Closes the Hatch Pepper Season with Sizzle

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Welcome Hatch Pepper season! And it runs longest at Zapien’s Salsa Grill. The restaurant introduced this year’s early season which started in July, and the last pepper roast and special menu feast will be right outside the door on September 10. For detail please see: //thesalsagrill.com/events-2...