Just in time for St. Valentine’s Day and to help forget the winter doldrums come whimsical, light, nursery-tale colorful French marshmallow confections. An international affair, the candy is of France design, made in Bulgaria and distributed by an independent Belgian candy manufacturer, the family-owned and ope...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Florian, Ole and Bela, three guys from Dusseldorf or parts therof in Germany, were preparing an Indian dish one evening for friends. The recipe required what small amounts of what seemed to be “100 different spices.” As frustrating as it was, the experience was the inspiration for creating Jus...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The day we visited La Española Meats in Harbor City one sunshiny fall day, a special envoy delegation from Spain was visiting with a tasting of newly imported artisanal products. This hints at the importance of the small boutique store that makes the Doña Juana brand of chorizo right in the adjoin...
The final Super Jury named Kraftkar, made by Norwegian producer Tingvollost, as the World Champion Cheese 2016. The International Cheese Festival took place at the Kursaal Congress Centre in San Sebastián from 16-18 November 2016. For more information, visit www.internationalcheesefestival.eus. The inaugural International Ch...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Any professional chef will tell you there are only two really essential pieces of equipment a cook needs other than a heat source: a good pan and a high-quality chef’s knife. At one time chefs wore their knives in a belt holder to have them nearby at all times. Cocobolo Knifeblock Set Watch […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) This spring we wrote about why Safe Catch, a new brand of canned tuna fish, based out of Marin County, California, was created to process fish in a special way, specifically Thai Tuna. Safe Catch provided an answer to the high levels of mercury found in popular seafood that has turned people off fr...
The owners of the La Española Meats Inc. in Harbor City welcome Jordi Borda, representative of Andalusia in Southern, Spain, here to introduce eight food producers from this southernmost region of the country. The products, all natural and gourmet and kosher, can also be produced private label. Outsid...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Novelty ice creams have been an American tradition almost since the frozen confection became popular. Salt & Straw has made the flavors themselves into innovative holiday fare that echoes savory flavors form the Thanksgiving table. In another international tradition of holiday charity, Salt & S...
There are potato chips (most of which are addictively fun to eat) and there are “potato chips.” Tim’s Cascade Snacks are “potato chips.” Why? They are just thin enough to retain their strong have more of a snap; they are more flavorful, available in more varieties and more interesting varietie...
SymmetryBreakfast: 100 Recipes for the Loving Cook features the most important meal of the day no matter what time it is served. Michael Zee’s unconventional cookbook explores what breakfast is and what it means to people around the world. Zee’s 90 internationally inspired recipes are paired up with his glo...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 