I eat around a lot and want to let others know about the great things I find. To do this, I’ve started making lists of top tastes. Here is the first, the top five tastes in and around Los Angeles for the month of January. They range from a Bangladeshi turnover to a Salvadoran drink […]...
KITCHEN CREATIVITY: Unlocking Culinary Genius-with Wisdom, Inspiration, and Ideas from the World’s Most Creative Chefs by Karen Page is a voluminous how-to book is filled with secrets and strategies from more than 100 leading culinary minds on ways every cook from home amateur to professional chefs can be inspired in the...
Chinese Fortune Cookies, oranges and “the Best of the Cheap Stuff” alcohol play a prominent part in the production of Lauren Yee’s “King of the Yees”. Our heroine must produce them in order to rescue her father. The play is a lively reminder of how Asian cultures are rich with symbolism. R...
Chashushuli–I can’t pronounce it, but I love it. What is it? A beef stew from the country of Georgia that’s like no beef stew I’ve ever tasted. It’s full of fresh herbs, stirred in just before serving. And it contains an ingredient that I haven’t seen in other recipes–ground fenugreek....
Chef Jet Tila, a native of Los Angeles, has been the “official Thai Food Ambassador” since 2013. We applaud him for adding his own definition to his role as Ambassador of representing Thai food and culture at food events and in media around the world. Chef Jet also believes that it means, ” rallying eve...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The first Buca di Beppo in LA is inside the Original Farmers Market with easy access from the stalls and parking lot. I know Buca di Beppo originated and are still going strong in the LA ‘burbs of Pasadena, Redondo Beach, and Claremont because I arranged all the opening parties which deserve defin...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It was one of those spring days in Los Angeles where nothing could go wrong. The Grover Zampa wine tasting for wine writers and influencers at India’s Tandoori Brentwood hosted by owner, Matin Shah, proved it. No elevator? Guests happily took the stairs. Can’t make it for lunch? Matin lai...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) So what can be possibly the next step after trendy guacamole and ceviche have moved from tableside to the truck? Why, back on up to a poolside cart at an exclusive Mexican resort, that’s where. It all takes place at the Grand Velas Riviera Maya resort, definitely worthy of setting a trend. ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “Bravo!” to our 2017 “Food ambassadors,” winners, the ” bridge builders” who not only represent the best ethnic cuisine experiences but who cordially and enthusiastically entice, encourage and welcome us to enjoy new ethnic cuisine by way of an introduction and informatio...
This frilly salad is exactly what you need right now, spa food to help you recover from holiday excesses. A light mix of spinach, sliced apple and fennel, it was developed for the luxury spa Rancho La Puerta at Tecate by food stylists Denise Vivaldo and Cindie Flannigan....
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 