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  • Clorder Presents at Western FoodService & Hospitality Expo 2018

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Clorder founder-partners, Sri Sambangi, and Satish Varma were presenters by invitation at the 2018 Western FoodService & Hospitality Expo in Los Angeles. The event was part of the expanded educational program with more in-depth panel presentations. The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo was also ...

  • Beard Foundation’s Taste (Ethnic) America in Los Angeles October 12

    (photos courtesy of James Beard Foundation) The 6th annual James Beard Foundation’s Taste America Los Angeles event takes place at the SLS Hotel, Beverly Hills on Friday, October 12, 2018. Follow the link to learn more details & to purchase tickets: //www.jamesbeard.org/events/taste-america-los-angeles-dinner-20...

  • Jack-O-Lantern & Cupcake Decorating Monster Mash

    Join us for our SPOOK-tacular cake decorating class! Learn how to roll, cut and sculpt fondant, and add your own halloween flare....

  • How Pasta Begins Planet Healing in the Dazzling “Living in the Future’s Past”

    Jeff Bridges produced award-winning documentary, “Living in the Future’s Past” Susan Kucera filmed, directed and edited brings a new — and  very gently persuasive – perspective on the healing of our planet “being Human for our challenging times and asks the question,  “what kind of f...

  • Gelato’s Biggest International Festival Returns to America

    (Gerry Furth-Sides, event photos are courtesy of the event producer) When Gelato’s biggest international celebration is back in America, returning to its success and will make stop in California at La Cumbre Plaza, 121 S Hope Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, October 13-14.  The Gelato Festival America is here to spread awareness...

  • How Spice Island’s New Line Inspires Global Cooking

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) International spices have come mainstream.  Just one glance at a supermarket spice shelf today reads light years away from even a year ago.  Spice Island’s New Line of Seasonings Inspire Global Cooking with product plus a website filled with details and recipes, and most of the sources.   It goes al...

  • French Sitram Puts American Chefs Under Pressure

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Sitram USA is as passionate as the French in love can be for their contemporary store-top pressure cookers.  That’s love convinced me to start using it as a pressure cooker instead of as the beautiful stainless steel thick-clad based stockpot I love that is also perfect for regular cooking.  Jill Nu...

  • First Seasonal Pumpkin Goes Nuts: Best Invention Since Sliced Bread

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) We were hooked on Honey Roasted Peanut Butter at the first spoonful.  So this pumpkin product is our favorite among the fanatical rush to use this fall, seasonal culinary darling.   Blending Pumpkin Spice and Pumpkin Flakes brings out a remarkable Pumpkin Pie flavor.  It is holiday-worthy whether spread on...

  • The 13th Food Event 2018 at EXCLUSIVE Private Site

    (Gerry Furth-Sides. Note, in a computer crash I lost my Semler Ranch photos) For years I’ve answered questions about where to eat by suggesting samplings first at special select events such as the  Los Angeles magazine’s The Food Event 2018: Its 13th Annual Epicurean Extravaganza. To purchase tickets and for more in...

  • Jim Hinckley Presents “100 things to do on Route 66 Before You Die” at Lions Center East, Sat. Oct 6

     Popular in song and lore,  Route 66 is, perhaps, more popular today than at any time in its history.  In fact, GOOGLE addresses on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles are now referred to as “Classic Route 66. If you motor west (or east) on this storied old Route 66 highway, there isn’t enough time […]...