(Gerry Furth-Sides) These appealing boxed “meals” to cook at home differentiate themselves because they are put together by a restaurant executive chef with key ingredients and Justine Kelly, co-founder and Executive Chef and the team at Sun Basket (www.sunbasket.com) for meal delivery service //localfoodeater.com/...
(Gerry furth-Sides) We give a fig – and always did after cooking with them on tv for 22 years. We were privileged to work with the semi-dried figs – dense, packed with flavor and The fashion industry agrees with us, and they promoted “fig” as a major color this fall season, although judging from the vari...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) MOSO bags turned out to be in reality as inventive, natural and effective as their introductory description. The bamboo is from China. If you’re going to buy a product via China, this would be it. Aside from the fact that ethnic foods often are extra fragrant from their rich spices plus classi...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Jessica Weiss’ Apple Crostata are baked at //www.caffemarchioMarchio a Roman-Style Coffee Shop in NYC, and are available for pick-up orders there. These rustic and yet exquisite pastries, as only Italian bakers create them, are now offered by Joe Ariel’s Goldbelly, which brings t...
(photos courtesy of Tim Johnston Photography) Harbison from Cellars at Jasper Hill in Vermont has been named the Best American Cheese at the 31st edition of the World Cheese Awards in Bergen, Norway following a record breaking 3,472 entries being judged in a single day at the city’s iconic Grieg Hall. With a total of eigh...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) If absinthe makes the heart grow fonder, so Ice Wine makes it grow warm. And as both of these treasured spirits are introduced in local stores and bars locally, they are all the more prized. Sophisticated Toronto is still known for its Stratford Shakespeare festival, its treasure trove of multi-cultural c...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) While the idea of mold on most types of food is not a pleasing one, the story about mold on more complex cheeses can help change your mind, including those with wonderfully wrinkly rinds such as the one below. A perfect introduction or introduction to new international cheese choices for Moldy Cheese Day ...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, Greek photos courtesy of The Chios Mastiha Growers Association). Whenever anyone, including me, thought of “mastiha” in the past, chewing gum came to mind. Its a different story these days since “Healthy” is the new mantra for food and drink these days, and whatever items can mak...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photos courtesy of LOCAL HIVE HONEY) Honey, in general, is so wonderful that it might just take a taste test like to differentiate the pure and local ones for yourself. We did years ago with local Santa Monica honey at a farmers market and never went back to other honey. One company that […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) International spices have come mainstream. Just one glance at a supermarket spice shelf today reads light years away from even a year ago. Spice Island’s New Line of Seasonings Inspire Global Cooking with product plus a website filled with details and recipes, and most of the sources. It goes al...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 