The FLATS has a new meaning in Beverly Hills: Artisanal “Flats” or Flat Bread Pizzas prepared in a wood-burning oven star on the menu created by Michelin-starred Executive Chef Paul Shoemaker is the first. The second meaning refers to the community south of Sunset – a crucial matter as observed in the film, “Clueles...
My kitchen is a cheerful clutter of spices, spoons and ladles, CDs for dinner music, cat toys, even a small Buddha. Doesn’t everyone need to line their counter with Thai butterfly pea flowers, Salvadoran red beans, five kinds of rice and jars of homemade ghee, like me?...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Two events on May 6th present wildly creative, unusual sides of Los Angeles in private events open to the public. They allow guests entrance to private venues otherwise closed to the outside world. The 2018 Taste of the World presents the fourth annual event culinary, wine and spirits extravaganza held at...
Chef Jazz Singsanong (Jitlada) is joined by a star line up of celebrity chefs at the tribute night to celebrate the life of her beloved late Chef Tui Sungkamee (Jitlada). The evening at the Line Hotel, May 8 will feature tastings, food stations and live entertainment by DJ Chris Holmes and DJ Zo. Jazz will […]...
If I could have a bowl of yayla çorbasi every day, I would be perfectly happy–and healthy. This is Turkish yogurt soup–çorbasi means soup. And yayla means plains, the high places where the best yogurt was made in the days before refrigeration, according to “Samples from Turkish Cuisine,” a book I bought...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “Taco ’bout a party!” this Cinco de Mayo. The absolutely stunning waterfront views and super-friendly, professional staff at SALT Restaurant & Bar at the Marina Del Rey Hotel. will make you feel like you are on the Mexican Riviera. SALT’s brand-new cocktails include the...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) How do you promote a heartburn medicine to Millennials and foodies? PEPCID® has the medicine and Feastly has the event spaces and diner market. So by way of a New York PR company they partnered to create a series of dinners to trigger heartburn with chefs. Chef Bruce Kalman, known for his […]...
This month’s top tastes range from an all-American steak sandwich with fries to exotic fare such as a saffron-laced drink from India. The others are an exceptionally pretty crab cake, a Salvadoran pupusa with a touch of tradition and a Russian-Armenian pastry that is more than sinfully delicious....
(Roberta Deen) The Garden Lites company is focused on getting more vegetables into home menus and they are sneaky about it. Carrots and zucchini are the first two ingredients in their veggie-forward snack muffins. You would never suspect it from the flavors and textures of these moist little cakes. While we are not...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Masala Grill Indian Fusion Kitchen achieves the trifecta of unique intensely flavored regional food and inviting decor, plus hospitality both professional and friendly, that makes you wonder why every place cannot be like this. And did I mention free parking? Everything is such high quality and so well thou...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 