Dixie’s Tupperware Party, the hilarious off-Broadway one-woman comedy starring Dixie Longate, which took the theater world by storm and garnered a prestigious Drama Desk Award nomination, returns to Los Angeles at the Kirk Douglas Theatre for a strictly limited engagement now to December 30. Tickets are available at www....
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar celebrates the season with a three-course holiday indulgence menu for dinner – or Friday lunch – straight off your wish list. The meal begins with choice of indulgent starters: Wild Mushroom Soup or Seafood Louie Wedge Salad followed by the main event: Filet Mignon & Colossal N...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Nathan Turner recipes, tips, and his love for his home state, California is especially welcome at holiday time, especially after a year of natural disasters. And the author is just as sunny as anyone would California to be. A book of nostalgia and mood to inspire, it defines “California Coasta...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) We recently had a chance to try affordable, cutting-edge DiamoTech, the same one on all the tv ads, as “the last one you will ever need.” The durable set holds many features of professional equipment. The remarkable hardness of the Diamonds infused in the ceramic layer forms virtually the str...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) These appealing boxed “meals” to cook at home differentiate themselves because they are put together by a restaurant executive chef with key ingredients and Justine Kelly, co-founder and Executive Chef and the team at Sun Basket (www.sunbasket.com) for meal delivery service //localfoodeater.com/...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of Fromagerie Sophie in San Luis Obispo) Leave it to the European-inspired cheese shop in America, Fromagerie Sophie in San Luis Obispo, to come up an international version of the 12 Days of Cheesemas’ drawn from her abundant selection, typically 60-80 cheeses in the case at any time, made...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) As major fans of teacher/entrepreneur/celebrity, Martha Stewart, we braved downtown LA holiday traffic and parking to attend the event. What’s to like about seeing Martha in person? Everything. Martha’s forte seems to be sharing her life, products and information on a stage with an audience...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Santa please feed me with these top-five online paleo favorites. each surprising inexpensive. Every one of these favorites are raised sustainably, humanely and with dedication, as reviewed on their websites. (1) Piedmontese Beef is a tale the finer things. Let me take you there. It is my favorite gi...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Worthy of the Gran Hotel itself, the 25th “Spain’s Great Match” headlined Albarinõ, the new “darling of the wine world” to set the high tone for Spain’s finest, most memorable wines. Chef Jose Andres’ incomparable Spanish bites and the sheer volume o...
Bigger-than-life, Chef Jose Andres’ reflection is evident everywhere at his SLS hotel. So this important year it was even more fitting that the Barcelona born, Nobel peace prize nominee hosted the 25th “Spain’s Great Match”. The event encompasses the finest, most memorable wines, served with cerem...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 