When you want to have an Indian feast, serve food that is triply good: good-tasting, good for you and that benefits a good cause. You can do this with the cookbook “Deepa’s Secrets: Slow Carb/New Indian Cuisine” (Skyhorse Publishing), a memoir of an engaging Indian woman combined with healthy recipes....
Cheeses of France, the leading resource for information on French Cheese and Butter in the U.S., France, will be hosting a fun, interactive pop-up event at The Westfield Topanga on Friday, October 20th and Saturday, October 21st. Président Cheeses will be featured at the event. At this two-day event, “Fall I...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “old Traditions from New Russia” is the motto of Premier Restaurant & Bar Banquet Hall – the old being the gorgeous, bountiful banquet tables and flowing “wodka” with new, refined Russian/French/middle easter fusion cuisine leading to a jam-packed evening of dining, music, da...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) We’ve had Adam Fleishman’s business card filed almost since Umami burst onto the scene, as a reminder of his personal invite to Umami Burger and an interview. We didn’t realize at the time that this enthusiastic, approachable guy was the owner-creator. Thank you, Umami Burger’s R...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Original owner Ray Vega’s beautiful daughter, Christina “Christy” Vega is one of LA’s most visible restaurant owners. She can be seen on Food Network’s “Guy’s Grocery Games,” NBC’s “TODAY” Show, CBS’s “This Morning,” ABC’s “The View,” and more) is at the helm of the tim...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Mark your calendars for October 9 and Moldy Cheese Day. While the idea of mold on most types of food is not a pleasing one, five fast facts about mold on more complex cheeses can help change your mind, including those with wonderfully wrinkly rinds such as the one below. What could be better […]...
Hunting for wines that are interesting, a bit off the beaten track and, mostly, affordable? Then keep these three C’s in mind: Chenin Blanc, Cap Classique and Caperitif. There is a P you must remember also. Chenin Blanc may not sound unusual, but if from South Africa, it fits the guidelines. This is because South […...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “Georgia on my Mind” – this Georgia being the small country in the Caucasus region known for being the first winemakers in the world and where producers still use ancient “qvevri” (meaning underground) clay pots that make them the most exciting recent find of wine experts everywh...
The 3rd Annual Paella, Wine & Beer Festival is a celebration of Paella – a dish that comes to us from Spain, with origins dating back to the eighteenth century. It features UNLIMITED TASTING PAELLA that will feed over 5,000 people, including the largest Paella ever cooked in California, that will feed 3,000 attendees...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Gourmet Basil & Pomegranate Natural Lollipops, not Tootsie Pop suckers, first come to mind when I think, “candy on a stick.” This .75 ounce, sweet and savory, foresty beauties vary slightly from one another because they are hand-poured into molds. Bits of the fruit and herb extended crea...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 