“Hungry,” a film by Emmy Award-winning Logo Documentary Film, premiering on Thursday, November 17 at 9/8c on Logo, Chef Pink Delongpre (Bacon & Brine; Solvang, CA), Chef Sarah Kirnon (Miss Ollie’s; Oakland, CA) and Chef Dakota Weiss (Estrella and Sweetfin Poke; Los Angeles, CA) shatter the glass ceiling in th...
Simply D’licious is Chef D (Dennis Baines)’s take on Louisiana food in a story that took his own family from the south to California, keeping with them a “Louisiana cuisine state of mind.” Baines was raised in Los Angeles. He never intended to be a chef but after he completed successful professional...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) When the stars of Odysseo Cavalia, the horses themselves, were last in town, we interviewed these extraordinary creatures about their diet, which they told us about and also how well they are treated. The startling bright white tents are back on the field next to the 405 in Orange Country, signaling so...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Common knowledge that the new 800 Degrees Pizza in Playa Vista follows in the footsteps of its enormously popular first Los Angeles location. But few know that it’s authentic Neapolitan-style pizzeria” recipe began with work by local chef Peppe Miele. Peppe Miele is the President of VPN Americas, the ...
Love cookies? Then what you need is “Dorie’s Cookies,” the latest book from baking icon Dorie Greenspan. It was pure heaven to sample the contents when Greenspan appeared for a signing and demo at Melissa’s Produce. Imagine taking your pick from platter after platter of fantastic cookies, not just gooey t...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Any professional chef will tell you there are only two really essential pieces of equipment a cook needs other than a heat source: a good pan and a high-quality chef’s knife. At one time chefs wore their knives in a belt holder to have them nearby at all times. Cocobolo Knifeblock Set Watch […]...
The new 800-Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria is the latest restaurant addition to the Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles at 12751 West Millennium Drive at the Runway Development. Known for their authentic (guild approved actually) Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizza and top-quality, gourmet side dishes, 800 Degrees lives up to...
Exceptionally refined and authentic artisan products that stand alone on a plate or platter are gaining prominence in distribution. LES TROIS PETITS COCHONS™ (French for Three Little Pigs) products make up a lovely case in point. They are part of a growing movement that blissfully started just as supermarket butchers began dis...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) All anyone needs to do to get my devoted attention is mention the state of Colorado and I am there. My dad in the 10th Mountain Division trained at Camp Hale in the Rocky Mountains and we drove cross country to spend two weeks on the slopes every spring. And so it was with Blue […]...
Modern takes on lesser-known cuisines are taking the country by storm. Modern Indian, Modern Korean, Modern African, Modern Middle Eastern, according to the outlook in the 11th Anniversary trend report by Andrew Freeman & Co. (AF&Co.), a national restaurant consulting firm Cuisine of the year is Filipino (yay, Demita...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 