Chef-owner Aron Robbins’ new global-inspired lunch program ($14-25) arrives just in time for summer in his spiffy new steak and seafood destination, SOCA in Sherman Oaks. It is as contemporary, as it is timeless. Chef Robbins and his staff capture the tastes of South America and Southeast Asia accented by Fr...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Icy glaciers, serene cloudless skies and a sense of the deep find their way into the wondrous new wines from the ancient regions of Valpolicella and Lugana in northern Italy. A cavernous, shadowy urban hall was the scene of a recent wine tasting in Los Angeles. But the wines carried guests away to...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ysabel Restaurant is so dazzling — inviting straightforward American cuisine, unparalleled craft cocktails and extraordinary service set into a private space that takes the best of classic Mediterranean and overlays a spiffy West Hollywood tone to it –that on on a sunny spring Sat...
(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...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) “Star” chef, Jeremiah Tower, the subject of Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent in every way deserves this film tribute, although in a much more fair depiction. The film was named after the chef’s own hero, Lucius Beebe, described as “The Last Magnifico” in James Villas’ Gourmet ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Serafina Sunset now offers a new Italian-inspired week-end brunch menu. Brunch from 11:30 AM to 4 PM at the breezy, very social means Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (www.serafinasunset.com). The opening of Serafina Sunset, fall of 2016, was the first California installment of the popular ...
(Gerry Furth-Side) It’s always reassuring to know you are being efficient when you eat the life-affirming historic Brent’s food – one sandwich is the equivalent of packing in three meals at once. So you can imagine how happy I was to learn how much history is a part of the mouth-watering package. For starte...
(Eagle Rock, CA) Guests at the Grand Opening of SpireWorks® Eagle Rock on Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 will be offered a Free SpireWorks® Destination (served on a choice of bread, exotic wild rice or salad), SpireCake andBeverage (choice of Soda or Ice Tea) from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. S...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The bar is the star at Red O in Santa Monica. Corporate Executive Chef Marc Johnson’s new winter menu at Rick Bayless’ Red O, Santa Monica focus on flavors from Central Mexico, Baja and Mexicali. It’s the flavors of Mexican by way of food maven and Renaissance man, Rick Bayless, that dr...
Chase Valencia (above) is the Co-Owner and General Manager of LASA, a popup restaurant project housed inside Unit 120 in Chinatown of Los Angeles. His and other migrant stories will be aired on the doc-series, The Migrant Kitchen, a series in co-production with KCETLink, a national independent public media organization. Pr...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 