When we were growing up, my dad would tease us at the dinner table: if you don’t think the meat is tender enough, put it under the saddle, like your ancestors did! Little did we know that not only did the galloping Mongol armies actually cook their meat this way as they conquered great swathes […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, cocktail photos furnished by VIVA XXX, bottle by La Fonda Hotel) Proof that Tequila(and Mexcal) are royally honored in this house are the four bottles we just received for a birthday. And this July 24 Tequila Day, VIVAXXX and La Fonda Hotel in Sante Fe, NM, add a special kick with new cocktail […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Just when it feels like you’ve had the full array of Chef Danny Elmaleh’s updated fusion classics at Cleo by sbe and at his family restaurant, Mizlala, the Japanese-Moroccan star creates a new “must-try” summer menu. Each one is exceptional, and there is a chef’s signature M...
Linda Gassenheimer, author of The 12-Week Diabetes Cookbook published by The American Diabetes Association is a James Beard Award-Winning Author, radio host, and syndicated columnist. Her sub-title says it all: Your super Simple Plan for Organizing, Budgeting, and Cooking Amazing Dinners. And just from her professional hist...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) American County Fairs are as old as 1772, and the Orange County fair brings all the excitement and nostalgia of the best of them. A celebration of Orange County’s communities, interests, agriculture and heritage – not planned in a structured, stiff commercial way, but filled with the creativity and ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) LUCKYRICE Festival 2018 in DTLA, “Breaking Bao” is a must-go: International Asian celebrity culinary stars and popular local chefs will be sharing their family recipes and stories passed down from generation to generation in this year’s exciting focus of We were already impressed with LUCK...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, all photos from IDG, dineLA). Whenever people ask me where to go to eat, I always tell them to go to as many food events as they can to have a sampling of the chef’s choice and a meet-and-greet with the restaurant staff. Chef-designed prix fixe menus give Los Angelenos an opportunity […]...
July 10, 2018 – Los Angeles, CA – Boasting gourmet noshes and sips from dozens of local restaurants, food vendors and wine and spirits brands, the 2nd Annual Westside Food & Wine Festival benefiting Culver Palms Meals on Wheels return Saturday and Sunday, July 21-22 with more participating restaurants and vendors added. ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) What are America’s most popular foods? Burgers and pizza and chicken, french fries, potato chips, onion rings, and bacon. So Rockfire Grill features them all, and sometimes all in one sandwich. For the health-conscious customers, there are large salads that include “tender greens,” no ...
(Roberta Deen) Katie Jacobs’ new cookbook “So Much to Celebrate”, subtitled “Entertaining The Ones You Love The Whole Year Through”, is as refreshing and welcome as an evening breeze on a Southern veranda. It is well worth seeking out. Katie more than achieved her goal to “create a...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 