Go back in time and have Cioppino on the Reuben E. Lee in San Diego
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
Shrimp Stuffed Artichokes
My favorite comfort food:
Linguine and Clam Sauce and/or a Sardine and Onion Sandwich.
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
Maison's Beach House in New Orleans, now gone, Jimmys Kitchen in Hong Kong, Rocky and Carlos In Chalmette, La., The Market Inn in Washington, D,C.(also gone), Mrs Wilkes in Savannah, Ga., The Brown Lantern in Live Oak, FL, and the Crystal Beer Parlor in Savannah, Ga.
My most tattered cookbooks:
The Times Picayune Creole Cookbook, Gourmet 1950, The Joy of Cooking.