(Gerry Furth-Sides, All content and photos are courtesy of the Los Angeles Times). The Los Angeles Times will launch its first annual Food Bowl. The month-long festival will celebrate the city’s dynamic and influential food scene. Centered in Los Angeles, the festival will bring together the best in local dining ex...
THE IMPRESSIONS CREATED BY A MASTER (Roberta Deen) At “The World’s Best, An Epicurean Affair” inside the elegant Restaurant Guy Savoy, the famed Michelin-starred chef served a multi-course dinner highlighting dishes normally found at his Paris location. Chef Guy Savoy invited guests on a journey of the senses...
Vegetarian or not, you’ll find lots of things you’ll want to cook in Deborah Madison’s latest cookbook, “In My Kitchen” (Ten Speed Press, $32.50). The recipes may be vegetarian, but Madison is not. Therefore, she knows how to make meatless food that will please everybody, including meat-loving folks...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It would be fine with this writer even if Fogo de Chão (“fire on the ground”in Portuguese) the world’s leading Brazilian steakhouse/churrascaria, offered their same superb, close to over-the-top, over-sized menu and impressive dining rooms all year round. But, not so. Each spring and f...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The star signature caipirinha, the lime juice-infused cocktail made with a sugar cane liquor, cachaca, retains its place of honor at the recently revamped Fogo de Chão bar at the Beverly Hills location. This new Mango Habanero Caipirinha on the expanded Bar Fogo Menu features the tantalizing combination ...
Special occasion celebrations are key at Maggiano’s Little Italy® especially judging from the arriving groups of guests with gift boxes and special occasion helium balloons. A favorite for special occasions, the restaurant was host to more than 535,000 celebrations in 2016 alone. Inside the tables are set for partie...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Chef Ricardo Zarate’s robust, refined, beautifully seasoned Peruvian cuisine Mamacita’s Peruvian Cafe is as lofty, complex and substantial as the Peruvian coast mountains and as lighthearted and music as the Peruvian flute. Here he is with welcoming, efficient manager, Alex. It makes his casual...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Tiramisu is a favorite Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked in coffee and a liqueur with powdered chocolate and mascarpone cheese. It is derived from the Italian phrase tira mi su meaning ‘pick me up’. My favorite restaurant version(see recipe below) is from Buca di Beppo ̵...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Bru’s Wiffle in Beverly Hills takes on a slightly ethnic riff on the casual “Waffle Joint.” Under the direction of the chef who created it, Ebru Fidan Caplan, all dishes are made from scratch, using only the freshest and finest ingredients. Popular menu items include the always fre...
(All photos courtesy of Vegas Uncork’d) The countdown is on for the 11th annual Vegas Uncork’d presented by sponsor Chase Sapphire®. Tickets are selling quickly and 12 events are sold out. Tickets and event information can be found at //www.vegasuncorked.com LocalFoodEater’s Roberta Deen will be co...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 