Seth Zurer is a recent Riverside transplant, cottage baker (try Zurer Bread!) and food writer. His food writing has appeared on Yummly.com, the Chicago Reader, Timeout Chicago and elsewhere.
This week, as pomegranate season peaks and trees all over Riverside are bowed over with heavy fruit, Seth learns about a project at UCR that aims to diversify the world of pomegranates with research into varied and delightful cultivars beyond the Wonderful.
In today’s Eat This column, a conversation with a respected donut shop owner led Seth down a donut rabbit hole to investigate whether Riverside’s independent donut shops are all serving more or less the same donuts made with the same industrially packaged donut mix. Spoiler alert: they are!
In a tidy subdivision in the hills above the Citrus State Historic Park, Kali Hathaway is baking the bagels of her dreams in her licensed home bakery. In today’s edition, Seth learns more about Parzel’s Bagelry: a great bagel bakery with big bagel ambitions.
This week, a hot tip from a hair stylist led Seth to this venerable grocery store/taqueria at Tyler and Cypress, where chicharron and fresh masa in many forms are the highlights of the taco counter.
Although the vast menu can be daunting for the uninitiated, follow Seth’s ordering guidelines and you can put together a phenomenal meal at this hot-spot for hot-pot, grilled meats and dumplings.
Although the vast menu can be daunting for the uninitiated, follow Seth’s ordering guidelines and you can put together a phenomenal meal at this hot-spot for hot-pot, grilled meats and dumplings.
In today’s column Seth makes the case that En La Birria is the best restaurant in Riverside even though it’s barely a restaurant and it’s not even in Riverside.
Don’t let the name mislead you - under-rated Sushi OK offers outstanding Japanese food in a modest strip mall setting. Seth Zurer’s latest Eat This Riverside explores the extensive menu at this bustling sushi bar.
Whether or not you’re fasting for Ramadan, there’s a lot to enjoy at the nightly Iftar break-fast buffet at Mirchi Restaurant. Seth explores the celebratory offerings at this home-style Halal restaurant near UCR in this week's column.
In springtime, it’s natural for a young person’s mind to turn toward grilled meats and smoked sausages. In this week’s “Eat This Riverside,” Seth Zurer shares his favorite source for Eastern European charcuterie and pantry staples, the European Deli Market.
