(Gerry Furth-Sides) Traditions, many of them centuries old, are high on the list of magical things about the Christmas season. Let’s talk about the food gift box. Here it is represented here by Gourmet Gift Basket’s statement Pear and Cheese Gift Tower, complete with a thoughtful gift card. And ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Brava. Theía means divine. And it is. Theía already won me over when I just DM-ed the place with a question about outdoor dining and the utmost care was taken to answer. This starts at the top with young French entrepreneur, Max Simon, who followed a girlfriend to Santorini and was so won […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Banana Leaf officially taking over the site of beloved Zafran Pot changed the perfection of a restaurant closing. The small cafe continues the legacy of offering superlative Southern Indian dishes. New owner, Sridhar (Sri) Sambangi, a close friend of the previous owners, oversees th...
Actor, singer and dancer, Sapra, teamed up with Sridhar Sambangi, founder of Clorder, Inc., for three episodes of the show “South Bay Eater.” duo visits different restaurants in the South Bay area of California to sample a variety of dishes. You can see the first two installments on YouTube. The third will air Jan. 25, 2022...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) If you shop in Mexican markets here in the United States, you know the smart little Mantecada as a muffin snuggled in its gaily colored red wrapper. So popular, the smart packages of six usually merit a display shelf of their own in the bakery section or near the door. Batter poured...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The friendly American restaurant export of themed restaurants is becoming as popular as hamburgers and hot dogs. One of the newest in the category that is gaining popularity is the all-day (and night) breakfast. Breakfast, including dinner-style dishes, is served in lively The Breakfast Club in Hollywood from...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The experience is as straightforward as a gaucho campfire only magnified a thousand times and done in the most tongue-in-cheek, theatrical manner. We missed this friendly, personal dining feast so much during the pandemic it felt like a double gift to go back at the start of the holiday season. A toast with [...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) New dishes with a Spanish twist are on our Thanksgiving table again this year. This is because we learned last year that the first Thanksgiving was actually celebrated in St. Augustine, Florida in in 1565, over 50 years earlier than the 1621 date for the more Anglicized Thanksgiving in New England. Archaeolog...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy Bone-in-Butcher unless otherwise noted) The phrase “Texas butchers” always brought to mind beef, beef and beef – at least until now. Bone-in-Butcher retail delivery out of Dallas, Texas is a tasty reminder that it is so much more. And with the Sakeley family reputation and th...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Content, images courtesy of The Raymond 1886, Georgia’s) What could be more delicious or rustic than holidays at the The Raymond 1886? Our favorite restaurant will be offering a traditional family-style holiday feast featuring a festive Thanksgiving Dinner Menu ($95 per adult, $50 pe...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 