(Gerry Furth-Sides) Los Angeles magazine’s The Food Event 2018: Its 13th Annual Epicurean Extravaganza is still best described as “leisurely and posh.” Still, no matter how many times you’ve visited, it’s always startling to arrive at a gate atop Mulholland Drive and be greeted by friendly hosts,...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Its been decades since Chef Raphel Lunetta surfed off the beach near his new dining concept in Santa Monica, LUNETTA All Day and LUNETTA Dining Room & Bar. And during the years in between Chef Lunetta’s culinary career burgeoned, right through the heyday of LA fine dining. But to see the chef in...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Indian summer is described as “a period of unusually dry, warm weather occurring in late autumn” or one that suits our own LA better these hot, humid days as, “a period of happiness or success occurring late in life.” (5) Pearl BBQ’s new home on 7th street has a backyard picni...
Jeff Bridges produced award-winning documentary, “Living in the Future’s Past” Susan Kucera filmed, directed and edited brings a new — and very gently persuasive – perspective on the healing of our planet “being Human for our challenging times and asks the question, “what kind of f...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Editor’s Note: Since this post was published, Preux & Proper no longer features Maker’s Mark. The dictionary definition of “Maker’s Mark” is the hallmark on a piece of English gold, silver, or plate denoting the person or firm responsible for its productio...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Preux & Proper’s is in a sweet two-floor version of the iconic (22 stories) New York flat-iron high-rise built in 1902. This DTLA location may be an odd match-up for New Orleans cuisine, but founder-owner Joshua Kopel, partner-Chef Sammy Monsour beautifully realize Kopel’s mission to R...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Los Angeles Times’ The Taste 2018, the annual event celebrating flavors of the world prepared and hosted by acclaimed L.A. chefs and bartenders, lived up to its promise. But the evening adds up to so much more than the sum of its parts, special in a city where there are three food events a […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Pearl’s Texas BBQ celebrates a Good Ol’ fashioned five-day (June 27-July 1, noon to 9 PM) Fourth of July Texas Picnic, worthy of its name, right smack in downtown Los Angeles. Live Music, Full Bar and ice cold Beer, Games and the best BBQ west of Texas headlines the event. Live Music from Al...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Petite Taqueria, a trifecta of topnotch atmosphere, food & cocktails, was all the more of a fun surprise because we arrived happily expecting to be eating tacos at a street stand. Instead, we stepped into a circular series of inviting levels anchored by a buzzing huge bar downstairs, with a glimpse...
(Darien Morea, photos by Gerry Furth-Sides) Got Kosher? Cafe, for nine years a well-known strictly Kosher cafe in the Pico/Doheny corridor, is rebranding itself with a new name – Harissa Restaurant. Owner/alchemist Alain Cohen wants his Westside neighborhood and beyond to come experience the expansion of the menu towards...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 