(Gerry Furth-Sides) Friends in the food business often want to team up on a restaurant. In this case it was bound to be successful when the friends were La Loggia owner, Frank Leon and long-time friend, Sushi Master Chef Shigenori Fujimoto. The third “sweat-equity” partner is actor-Evan Ross (son of Diana). Leon has ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) BananaLeafLa now serves the valley by popular demand at Banana Leaf Express. The authentic Indian food menu is available by pick-up, delivery and in the small, cozy sit-down cafe. Owner-Chef Sri Sambangi of Banana Leaf Cafe in Culver City continues his mission to introduce authentic, exclusive Southern I...
Celebrate Mother’s Day the Ethnic Way in the Greater Los Angeles area! From spiffy, contemporary Indian and Mexican fare to traditional soul food and Sicilian Italian, it is all memorably scrumptious and festive. ARTH BAR + KITCHEN – CULVER CITY Arth Bar & Kitchen’s Mother’s Day Lunch or Dinner fea...
This year’s 29th annual C-CAP awards breakfast provided over $485,813 in scholarship money to students across the wider Los Angeles area. The awards ranged from full ride culinary scholarships to prestigious culinary schools in the country to partial tuition or cash. And there was fascinating news this year. The fascinatin...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) If you love all things Spain as we do, Spain’s annual Great Match 2023 in Los Angeles for the first time in three years made us love it even more. Terroir for wine, and for food, continued the Spanish theme of spring we share with you. The day was hosted by Foods and Wines from [&helli...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Did you know that Argentine beef has been the most popular in the world in the last few years. Argentinians themselves continue to consume more beef per capita than any nation. A preview tasting at SUR RESTAURANT convinced us how marvelous it is. The special “show off” Week of Argentine Beef ru...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Van Nuys photos by Sri Sambangi) Dosas and Chicken Dum Biryani define Southern Indian food. New Van Nuys Banana Leaf combines them into one spectacular dish! The newest Banana Leaf Outpost is at 6159 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91401, (310) 735-3242. It’s new surprise dish combines two of the most...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The soaring space of Hearts & Flame is literally breath-taking. Once housing a two-story agricultural product warehouse it is so vast that live trees look natural in it. Yet charm and personality are ingeniously also a part of this rustic space with gracious indirect lighting and little touches like corne...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) One, two, three, four –here’s why THE perfect score for food and service at Banana Leaf DTLA, one month-old today. It makes me so 🥰 because the owner is the publisher of LocalFoodEater. Please read the story about how the restaurant added a location to their Culver city flagship in //localf...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) It’s more than enough to just be at Hank’s resort-like restaurant in Pacific Palisades on a sunny afternoon any day of the year. Everyone seems be on holiday and with the sun overhead, you feel like you are in “Charade” at Megeve in the Swiss Alps with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. Bu...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 