(Gerry Furth-Sides, cocktail photos furnished by VIVA XXX, bottle by La Fonda Hotel) Proof that Tequila(and Mexcal) are royally honored in this house are the four bottles we just received for a birthday. And this July 24 Tequila Day, VIVAXXX and La Fonda Hotel in Sante Fe, NM, add a special kick with new cocktail […]...
Linda Gassenheimer, author of The 12-Week Diabetes Cookbook published by The American Diabetes Association is a James Beard Award-Winning Author, radio host, and syndicated columnist. Her sub-title says it all: Your super Simple Plan for Organizing, Budgeting, and Cooking Amazing Dinners. And just from her professional hist...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) American County Fairs are as old as 1772, and the Orange County fair brings all the excitement and nostalgia of the best of them. A celebration of Orange County’s communities, interests, agriculture and heritage – not planned in a structured, stiff commercial way, but filled with the creativity and ...
(Roberta Deen) Katie Jacobs’ new cookbook “So Much to Celebrate”, subtitled “Entertaining The Ones You Love The Whole Year Through”, is as refreshing and welcome as an evening breeze on a Southern veranda. It is well worth seeking out. Katie more than achieved her goal to “create a...
(Gerry Furth-sides, photos courtesy of Applegate, French’s Mustard and Mimi’s Cafe). Three food imports for the table have become American staples, perfect for the Fourth July holiday and all year, Applegate, the nation’s leading natural and organic meat brand under the historic Hormel umbrella, is the C...
(Roberta Deen, food stylist, photographer) Simple Mills is a thriving young company founded by Katlin Smith. She holds the firm belief that clean “intentional ingredients” can be combined to create wholesome baked goods, easily used by home cooks. Each of the Simple Mills mixes is printed with clear instructions and ...
(Roberta R. Deen, writer/stylist) The impeccable packaging was the first thing that impressed me about Harney & Sons when the gift box of sample teas arrived. The elegant black and gold gift box, with its embossed gold logo, emerged from the humble cardboard shipping carton. The sample box contained four black and...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) How do you promote a heartburn medicine to Millennials and foodies? PEPCID® has the medicine and Feastly has the event spaces and diner market. So by way of a New York PR company they partnered to create a series of dinners to trigger heartburn with chefs. Chef Bruce Kalman, known for his […]...
(Roberta Deen) The Garden Lites company is focused on getting more vegetables into home menus and they are sneaky about it. Carrots and zucchini are the first two ingredients in their veggie-forward snack muffins. You would never suspect it from the flavors and textures of these moist little cakes. While we are not...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos of Angel’s Salumi & Truffles courtesy of the company) Even as someone who has never met a pork dish I haven’t loved – Pascal J-F Besset is in a separate heavenly league with his Angel’s Salumi & Truffles LLC, They are “Divinely made in Los Angeles.” Charcuterie is the term use...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 