Got Kosher? Cafe has just changed its name to Harissa Restaurant, the better to indicate that its menu is laced with Tunisian flavors. Chef/Owner Alain Cohen was born in Tunisia, then moved with his family to Paris at the age of 6, starting in the restaurant business there. This explains French touches such as decorating [&helli...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Savor Italy came to town on a recent wintry, rainy day, bringing with it the essence of this favored country through an in-depth introduction to the “hidden gem of Central Italy,” Le Marche, and the new “food and wine gateway,” Lombardy. Both boast sophisticated&n...
This month’s tastes span the globe from a Kosher/Tunisian burger to a traditional Mexican dessert. In between are stops at Azerbaijan, the Republic of Georgia and India, examples of the wonderful world of food we have today....
(Darien Morea, photos by Gerry Furth-Sides) Got Kosher? Cafe, for nine years a well-known strictly Kosher cafe in the Pico/Doheny corridor, is rebranding itself with a new name – Harissa Restaurant. Owner/alchemist Alain Cohen wants his Westside neighborhood and beyond to come experience the expansion of the menu towards...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Culinary mastermind, Chef Danny Elmaleh, shines with his award-winning sharable middle eastern plates at the third award-winning Cleo location in Los Angeles, by sbe. Every refined Japanese-Moroccan dish makes a statement, yet feels effortless and satisfying. Even his older, original menu items, such ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Culinary mastermind, Chef Danny Elmaleh, shines with his award-winning sharable middle eastern plates at the third award-winning Cleo location in Los Angeles, by sbe. Every refined Japanese-Moroccan dish makes a statement, yet feels effortless and satisfying. Even his older, original menu items, such ...
There’s something different about this Indian cauliflower dish. The difference is, I’ve made it with tender sweet flowering cauliflower, called fioretto, instead of the usual clumpy florets....
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Photos and Kontos Company content are courtesy of the company) Easter is the most sacred holiday for Eastern Orthodox Christians and Western Christians. Each sect celebrates it differently. And the more commercial Western version has the most fun of all, especially this year when takes place on April 1. /...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The Henry is known for being one of the “best neighborhood restaurants” in Phoenix. “Neighborhood” also fits creator Sam Fox’s shiny, big 100,000 sq.ft (!) newest incarnation if you think of chic West Hollywood “neighborhood” as “neighborhood”. The remodel of the huge spac...
Pappardelle, the beautiful, large, broad, flat paste noodles fittingly got their name from the Italian verb, “pappare”, “to gobble up”. It works for the paste standing up to heavy sauces or for every diners’ reaction. Architects recognize only the color grey (unless they have to), and I recogni...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 