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Real Name:

Jenny

Location:

Los Angeles, CA

Best meal I ever ate:

Babbo, 2006. I've been there a few times since with solid but not stellar results. But that night in 2006, I saw the faces of angels.

My current drink of choice:

A glass of champagne is always a good way to start the evening.

I really wish I could:

be MacGyver in the kitchen - make something amazing out of whatever happens to be there.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Roasted Pork Tenderloin

My favorite comfort food:

Poulet Roti w/frites & aoli

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

NY: Raoul's, Babbo, Momofoku, Peter Luger, Marlow & Sons. LA: Little Dom's, Church & State, Giorgio Baldi, Jar, and La Estrella tacos.

My most tattered cookbooks:

The Barefoot Contessa cookbooks, Chez Panisse Vegetables, The Joy of Cooking for sauces & basics