(Gerry Furth-Sides) Why does it feel more and more difficult to keep track of recipes? Bookmarking cookbook pages in years past was one simple path to favorites; another, as too many of my childhood favorites prove, pop up by by way of embarrassing ingredients right on the pages! Add the prospect of the current thousands [...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Popular says that the name “sundae” was created in response to the “Blue Laws” mandating ice cream sodas not be sold on Sundays because they were too “frilly.” This was because the “righteous” were very much against what they called “sucking soda” (especially on the Sabbath and the clerg...
(Gerry furth-Sides) We love dried tart cherries so much we almost forgot the decadent taste of fresh, sweet cherries. (for our sour cherry post, please see //localfoodeater.com/tag/montmorency-cherries/). This summer, thanks to Melissa’s Produce, we re-discovered Bing Cherries, mouthwatering wit...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The something gooey, satisfying and rich that makes a few ingredients into a meal are in FOLIOS CHEESE WRAPS. The fatty, satiating texture and slightly salty taste of cheese is universally satisfying even when eaten alone. And it is easily blended or added to salads, veggies, beef or topping pizza, ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) You always want to know more about what you love, and in the case of Peewee potatoes, adoration at first sight and bite for me. The history beyond the cultivated potato story as fascinating and exciting as how the American way of doing business made it popular. The Incas basically domesticated the poten...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Any conversation about beef always used to start by saying that my mother’s entire family of 15 were meat brokers. Now it begins with the story of Piedmontese beef. And Piedmontese Beef is a tale the finer things. Let me take you there. It is my favorite gift to beef lovers, because as much of...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Beets have intriguing and upside down a delicious history as both an earthy, sweet veggie, and as a sugar used in other products. Today the beet, goat cheese, hazelnut salad has become so popular a restaurant menu item that trendy chefs like David Chang make fun of it as, “trite.” Sham...
Gerry Furth-Sides) Anyone who has ever tasted natural honey will forever know the difference between this syrupy delicacy and filtered honey that has been through a heating process. I did over 15 years ago at a farmers market in Santa Monica and remember it as though it was 15 seconds ago. I smile every June […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) 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 that give every bit the satisfaction of the classic. And that’s because the Garden Lites company is focused on getting more veg...
Even the name and logo of the Chocolate Fudge Lava Cakes is eye catching, and that little pot in the picture actually is ceramic with a pop-off plastic lid. There are four pots in each box. We were drawn in the minute we saw the endearing pot and gooey chocolate. You simple pop it in […]...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 