(Gerry Furth-Sides) Do you gauge a new cookbook like I do by how many recipes you’ve tagged to make? I tagged so many in Tara Teaspoon’s Live Life Deliciously, I ran out of tags! Another plus in a new cookbook is already loving the ingredients (sweeteners like maple syrup, molasses, dates in a salad), [&...
(Gerry Furth-Sides; all photos by Victoria Pearson) Alan and Heidi Jackson’s new Bull & Butterfly, now open for dinner service in the Playa Vista neighborhood near the beach, marks a new direction from casual to fine dining for the Jackson team. We have loved Chef Alan Jackson’s food since our first dinner at...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) You may have already guessed it already: snack food has become the fastest growing item in sales and online delivery these days. The surprise is that while wonderfully crowded street life is at a minimum, innovative companies are bringing historic street food snacks indoors Churros, one of the most po...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The Kitchen at Descanso introduces two new Gourmet in the Garden meal options available for a beautiful meal al fresco under the trees on Descanso Gardens’ Magnolia Lawn, or for take-out at home. Gourmet in the Garden on Magnolia Lawn is a great way to enjoy the garden. The Kitchen at Descanso offers ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) NOMAD asian bistro in Long Beach, long a cornerstone of the exploding Long Beach community dining scene, has also been worthy of a destination dining as the only halal Chinese restaurant in North America. Manager Cary Huynh, who is a chef himself, exemplifies the hospitality and outstanding service. Bo...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) There’s still time to toast to Mezcal week, September 8-15! And there is wide leeway: Mezcal is the umbrella category, that covers all agave-based liquors, including tequila. Tequila, however, must be made only in specific regions of Mexico and must be made from only blue agave (agave tequilana)...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Casita Del Campo may be celebrating their 58th birthday this month but the team at the historic “to-go” eatery, headed by family member Robert Del Campo, is also constantly working to keep dine-in and take-out options. These days “dine-in” mostly refers to the private, spacious open...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Every family’s recipes are their own special treasure, but in the case of Alex Peña, his family made baking history in Los Angeles so the HAPPY PLANNER works for him on two levels, both personal and professional. HAPPY PLANNER solves this problem in a fun way with a book just waiting for 160 […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) When you drive down Vignes Street near Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, please remember to honor the road name with the proper “soundless S” French manner. Why, you may ask? This astonishing account of this historic street by Charles Perry, Founder of the Los Angeles Culinary Historians and ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) If Porto’s Bakery was “excited” to announce their new line up of signature baked goods for Bake at Home delivery and baking, I know we customers were a thousand-times more excited. Sweet and savory, Chocolate Twist croissant and Arroz Con Pollo Frito, are firs...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 