Charlie SanDiego

Best meal I ever ate:

Impossible. Although I did cry once after eating at "August" in New Orleans

My current drink of choice:

If I'm drinking: Stoli on the rocks w/ a whisper of cranberry. If I'm having one or two: Bookers on the Rocks with a splash of water and a lemon. This month's craft cocktail: "The Wicked Soda" Tractor Room

I really wish I could:

Cook my way around the world

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

No pot luck is complete without Broccoli Casserole

My favorite comfort food:

Eggplant parm (Sicilian Style), closely followed by a medium rare cheeseburger. My last meal would be chorizo con huevo from Las Cuarto Milpas in Barrio Logan

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Are you kidding? I have five for every food group

My most tattered cookbooks:

Cookwise, A to Z the original SF edition, the Saucier's Apprentice in general. Than there is Momofuku, Smoke and Spice and the recipe logs on Saveur.com.