At La Pyramide in Vienne in 1970. A long meal with many courses. The main dish was Bresse Chicken in Champagne Sauce. The wine was a 1953 Chateau Grillet.
My current drink of choice:
Sancerre
I really wish I could:
Visit St. Petersburg.
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
Mesquite grilled rack of lamb.
My favorite comfort food:
Ragout of wild muchrooms in polenta.
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Gundel in Budapest, Steirerecht in Vienna, Trattoria Camillo in Florence, La Table de Joel Robuchon in Paris.
My most tattered cookbooks:
Sunset's Ultimate Grill Book (1989), Joy of Cooking (ca 1956), A Real American Breakfast by Jamison and Jamison.