It’s amazing–beef bone broth that’s as white as milk. But there’s no milk in it, no cream, no creamer, nothing but pure beef essence. The only place to get it is Master Ha Korean Restaurant in Koreatown. There, owner/chef Jason Ha (above) cooks the broth down for 50 hours, transferring it from one giant p...
Belly Bombz, Bibigo Food Truck, Boba Bear, Seoul Sausage, Okamato Kitchen, Beau Bar, Crasians, Nushii and The Dirty Cookie are a few providing popular modern and traditional Asian fare. The popular LA event series KTown Night Market, which brings the traditional Asian night market concept to Koreatow...
Simple things can be the best, like what Andrea Barbato calls the “original” Neapolitan pizza (above). It’s colorful and crisp, with almost no toppings compared to pizzas loaded with meats, sausages, cheeses, vegetables and more....
New “Primitive Feast”. Paleo. Perfectly delicious. I find only the name “primitive” odd because there is nothing primitive about these refined, sophisticated and beautifully seasoned dishes. Primitive Feast meals cooked “sous vide” in a plastic pouch in boiling water, in fact, are superb....
(Gerry Furth-Sides, images are courtesy of Casa Vega). Historic Casa Vega, Los Angeles’s landmark 61-year old Mexican restaurant, celebrates National Ice Cream Sandwich Day on August 2. Young Angelenos will be treated to a special ice cream churro sandwich, with a minimum order of a Casa Vega kid’s meal, compliments ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, all photos are courtesy of LA VICTORIA) Jarred salsa celebrates its 100 year anniversary this year. As the makers of LA VICTORIA® point out. For a little context, sliced bread wasn’t invented until 1928. And the company boasts that it them to thank for helping spice up every #TacoTuesday ever since...
FRENCH’S® MUSTARD HOSTS THE NO MORE KIDS WITH CANCER “MUSTARD CHALLENGE” for NATIONAL MUSTARD DAY SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, (Gerry Furth-Sides, all images are courtesy of French’s Mustard Company) This year, French’s Mustard is hosting the fundraiser for “No More Kids with Cancer”. The company will...
(Rubina Khan) My memories of childhood are not necessarily that of a regular child- I did not have time to play with other children in the neighborhood, go to parks, buy candies and toys or enjoy rides. But I do not remember being unhappy either. I recall how in a family of eight, with a […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) There was no line at the counter when we walked in at 8 pm at the new BIBIBOP Asian Grill near the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. By the time Albert and Stephanie L. efficiently helped us create our food bowls and we sat down, the line was to the door. They explained each […]...
Jet Tila, celebrity chef, judge on Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen,” and author of the new 101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die joins the 20+ participants at this year’s Los Angeles LUCKYRICE Feast. (Above) The parties started this month. Here Jet has a bit of fun with fr...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 