(Photos by Gerry Furth-Sides. AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival content)The Historic Laurabelle A. Robinson House in Pasadena, one of the most, if not the most gracious, old-school and fun event sites in the world, will be home for a day to the AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival presented by CHUBB. Th...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Easter has become for so many the holiday that celebrates the easter basket and the easter bunny with its traditional stuffers rather than a religious one. And rightly so, because it goes so much farther back in history by thousands of years. To ancient cultures, Easter was known as the spring equinox-the tim...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) For days when you need a cookie AND a cocktail, Fabrizia has the answer. Crafted by hand in small batches , brothers Phil and Nick Mastroianni, produce their Limoncello in New Hampshire with just four simple ingredients: the zest of 100% Sicilian lemons, alcohol, sugar, and water. They revealed that exact pro...
Which is that one place that you go to, to relax, have casual/serious conversations (especially the ones on life, haha), and enjoy with your dear ones over a glass of celebration? Yes, you got it right. Bars! A place to refresh, rejuvenate, and energize. All you need is to go to these top 10 bars […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) We almost drove right by low-key Juicefly on Jefferson Boulevard in Culver City. And we presumed (wrong!) the name referred to bottled fruit drinks! But oh, what a surprise to explore the inside of this little “liquor” shop. It is the treasure-trove, fun, approachable neighborhood shop version of th...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, content and photos from Tenuta Montemagno in Italy) Tenuta When we received a beautiful, generous gift from Tenuta Montemagno last fall of two bottles of their finest wines, we were so overjoyed we shared them with our wine maven friend, Irv Wynuck. Even after Tenuta Montemagno let us know that they were stil...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Bold Italian Super Tuscans are like yams. Why? Because they both were named by savvy marketeers. And how grand. They are both extraordinary additions to the food and wine world. The Super Tuscan story is not atypically Italian, with layers and layers that involved centuries of vintners, international ...
Clement’s Caribbean Créole Shrubb is a superb blend of the finest white and aged Agricole Rhums, interlaced with macerated Créole spices and sun-bleached bitter orange peels. Its sunny aromas and flavors are themselves reminiscent of Martinique. A staple of Caribbean culture, Créole Shrubb is the “secret ingredien...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Angeles magazine’s 15th annual The Food Event, miraculously held once again at the location of host-partner, Sadderock Ranch. The event featured tastings from 40 of Los Angeles iconic restaurants, as well as tastings from wineries, brews, spirits and decadent treats curated by the magazine’...
(Gerry Furth-Sides, photo courtesy of Pépecello) Limoncello, the classic Italian intensely lemon-flavored liqueur most famously associated with and produced in Sorrento, the Amalfi coast, and the island of Capri. PèpeCello created by restaurant owner Rich Pépe is one form of the distinctive, all-natural lemon, cold-pro...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 