scotsgranny

Real Name:

Christine Bell

Location:

East Bay, northern California

Best meal I ever ate:

at Braidwoods in Dalry, Scotland

My current drink of choice:

Zinfandel -- old vine -- bursting with spice and fruit

I really wish I could:

be a fly on the wall in Gordon Ramsay's kitchen

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

baked halibut, salmon, or (?) in filo parcels with julienne vegies

My favorite comfort food:

bread & butter pudding with whisky cream

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Braidwoods, Dalry, Scotland; Lochgreen House, Troon, Scotland; The French Laundry, Yountville, CA; Chez Panis, Berkeley, CA; many good pub meals in England

My most tattered cookbooks:

Nick Nairn; Delia Smith's Christmas; Claire McDonald's Celebrations; Beth Hensberger's Bread Machine; The Lofty Peak flour book; The Glasgow Cookery Book