Constancia

Best meal I ever ate:

Pate de foie gras at the top of a beautiful little restaurant in Paris, looking out over the rooftops, with softly falling snow.

My current drink of choice:

champagne

I really wish I could:

own at least 2 small houses - one in Italy or ?? and another somewhere along the Northern California coast

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Home made pasta with whatever is fresh in the markets and/or seafood stores

My favorite comfort food:

a huge bowl of buttered popcorn

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Sidecar (Ventura); Ruth's Chris; Rustico; Lucques (L.A)

My most tattered cookbooks:

Ina Garten's books; Julia Child - Baking & How to Cook