For one night only, Chef AC Boral, founder of Rice & Shine Eats and Chef Raquel “Roq” Jubran, chef/co-owner of Lasher’s Kitchen, will transport guests’ taste buds to the Philippines during a Family Feast pop-up dinner in celebration of Filipino-American History Month that takes place every year in October. The dinne...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Celebrate Mezcal Day October 21st or any other day with this refined spirit. All you need to remember is that All Mezcal is Tequila but not all Tequila is Mezcal — because of the unique way that mezcal is processed from a variety of agave plants (like tequila is) that instills a special smoky [&hel...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Italian football legend Alessandro Del Piero brings his favorite, multi-seasonal, multi-regional Italian fare to Los Angeles at at No. 10 Restaurant. Del Piero creativity and vision as a fantastic team leader on and off the field led along with his expertise and experience with regional Italian cuisine led...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Its been decades since Chef Raphel Lunetta surfed off the beach near his new dining concept in Santa Monica, LUNETTA All Day and LUNETTA Dining Room & Bar. And during the years in between Chef Lunetta’s culinary career burgeoned, right through the heyday of LA fine dining. But to see the chef in...
Gerry Furth-Sides, Editor/columnist for LocalFoodEater.com, powered by Clorder Clorder moderated a panel on spices at the 2018 Western FoodService & Hospitality Expo in Los Angeles by invitation. It was part of the expanded educational program with more in-depth panel presentations. The Western Foodservice & Hospital...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Indian summer is described as “a period of unusually dry, warm weather occurring in late autumn” or one that suits our own LA better these hot, humid days as, “a period of happiness or success occurring late in life.” (5) Pearl BBQ’s new home on 7th street has a backyard picni...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Chef Ricardo Diaz is fittingly making Mexican Sopa de Fideo into a star at his stylish, earthy cantina in the tree-lined Uptown Whittier District. The story honors Mexican Pio Pico, who settled the very land it sits on in the first street in the town well known as the All-American home of Richard Nixon. w...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) When Chaya Venice recently changed its name to New CHAYA Modern Izakaya we knew it meant a small plate bar drinking. So we expected the new Handcrafted Cocktail Program, Wine, Sake, Premium Spirit and Japanese Whisky List in the transition. What surprised us were the inspired brightness, dishes by the evol...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of LOCAL HIVE HONEY) Honey, in general, is so wonderful that it might just take a taste test like to differentiate the pure and local ones for yourself. We did years ago with local Santa Monica honey at a farmers market and never went back to other honey. One company that […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Café Pinot feels like a secret garden cleverly tucked into a pocket on the dark side of the main Los Angeles Public Library. New Executive Chef Phillip Martin’s recently introduced fall seasonal menu that includes both new dishes and a few of the restaurant classics with his touch, reflects the care...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 