(Gerry Furth-Sides) October 4 is National Taco Day! October 4 is National Vodka Day! Celebrate at five of our favorite restaurants in town. This National Taco Day on October 4, head to Casita Del Campo, celebrating 55 years, and offering all Tacos on the menu for $2.00 all day and night. Carnitas Tacos are prepared with a...
There’s a joke that at Fogo de Chão you can fill up so much at the buffet that you have no room for meat. We say, “so what!” That would be fine. The heavenly Fogo Feijoada Bar, featuring Brazil’s favorite dish, could make a meal in itself. Traditional black bean stew prepared with sausage is offered...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Jon Grahm used to exuberantly snag visitors to his booth at events to sample his family’s Brentwood candy store wares – and even had tasting parties there with his uncle’s wines when first learning the business. I know I was there. Have times ever changed? Jon remains just as delightfully...
Danish food is both bracing, fun and healthy — think open-faced gravlax sandwiches on a dense, thinly sliced European pumpernickel. Think the whimsical brilliant honor of Victor Borge and the magic of Hans Christian Anderson. And model-mogul superstar Caroline Fleming’s COOK YOURSELF HAPPY fills the bill perfect...
Celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary, ‘La Feria de Los Moles’ (Mole Fair) combines a decade of flavor, culture, and tradition on Sunday, October 1, 2017, at its brand new larger locations, Grand Park, in downtown Los Angeles. This ambitious event features for the first time a special presentation demonstrating the origin ...
If the “cent” roast chicken dinner is anything at all like Taix French Restaurant’s joyous celebration honoring long-time employees and guests, it will be a lifetime memory. Taix French Restaurant, Los Angeles oldest family owned and operated French country restaurant, is celebrating its 90th anniversary wi...
(Darien Morea, Intro and photos by Gerry Furth-Sides). Even with its wide front veranda lush with greenery and twinkle-lit at night, it is easy to slide right by Sor Tino Italian Restaurant because of its borderline Brentwood residential location on Barrington off busy San Vicente. Not so for the neighborhood regulars who have...
El Carligto prides itself on offering unique travel experiences celebrate the products, origins, and landscapes of Andalucia. by being in direct contact with producers, chefs, and hosts that truly value their cultures here in Malaga. Behind every travel destination are the stories, traditions, flavors and craftsmanship whic...
I”m eating humble pie today or, rather, drinking humble wine. Last year I attended a tasting of the wines of Georgia–the country, not the American state. I thought they were awful, spoiled-tasting, undrinkable. So when another tasting was announced I didn’t want to go. But at the last minute, I did. And I have ...
On a sunny hot day (and we have so many of these in Los Angeles), the place to eat is the shady patio of Sor Tino in Brentwood. What you should order is a lunch salad such as grilled calamari with arugula, tomatoes, capers and a squeeze of lemon (above). It’s so fresh and light....
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 