(Gerry Furth-Sides) All it took for the Thermomix ® to win me over was watching it transform hard cheese into snowflake like flurries. I I had almost broken other sturdy food processors. It even weighed them before going into the machine. And this is only one of so many uses. Thermomi...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Master Baker, Alex Peña’s Dia de los Muertos holiday bread, Pan de Muerto, may look like dough but it literally looks like a cloud in his hands. It is considered an honor to be gifted with this confection. The bread is elaborate, decorated with skulls and bones, and sprinkled with sugar or covered...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) A toast to San Antonio Winery for our first lunch outside since March! Thank you, Barbara Hansen, for a perfect first pre-Halloween restaurant outing to our last shopping stop before lockdown in March. Now perfectly prepared for safe outdoor dining that makes any day special, owner Santo is on hand to gree...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Acclaimed Primo’s Donuts, a family-owned LA favorite since 1956, is currently serving “Dodger Donuts” to celebrate the 2020 World Series. Owners Ralph and Celia Primo, avid Dodgers fans, invite everyone to share their excitement about the Dodgers being in the World Series, which they hope will help t...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, content and photos provided by Slow Food Conference 2020) The ongoing health crisis has refocused everyone’s attention on the central role of food and the importance of the food chain, in all countries around the world. On World Food Day, it is necessary more than ever to think about the food system, f...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Fresh seasonal produce, plus a continually evolving menu of prepared, smart, globally inspired meals are always “on the menu” at TERRITORYFOODS.COM. Customers have the option of new and always healthy meal choices each week, with many of the favorite meals threaded back into the rotation. Cu...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) October’s National Dessert Day this year features classic and new desserts, many that can be prepared with healthy snacks designed for the increase in demand due to more at-home lifestyle. This includes a sorbet sundae with healthy, flavor-infused nuts, for example. Vegan-friendly Maple Flavoured Bo...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Skinnytaste Meal Prep: Healthy Make-Ahead Meals and Freezer Recipes to Simplify Your Life, the new cookbook by #1 New York Times bestselling author Gina Homolka, does just that by becoming your virtual shopping and meal planning assistant. It takes away all the guess work, and Gina guides you in cre...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, content and photos courtesy of Spice Bridge in Seattle) Touted as the UN of cuisine, Seattle’s new Spice Bridge features a new market concept focused global cuisine by those who know it best, cooks from the country of origin. Eight stalls are in place. The best part? Businesses are immigrant and ref...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, content courtesy of The Raymond 1886). Craftsman restaurant and handcrafted cocktail bar kick-off the fall season with an extraordinary spirits pairing dinner created by Chef David Féau for a Five-Day Staycation at The Raymond 1886, Tuesday-Friday, October 6 -10, 2020. The tasting Menu ($75 per person) ...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 