CrissyB

Real Name:

best not; call me Crissy

Location:

Between Chicago and Boston on any particular day.

Blog:

http://I just got based in Chicago last year from Boston. Pilot for an airline. I get around and I love good food. it could be a frank with the Cubbies or something I can't afford or burned in the back yard. Just as long as it hits that spot and is a great time.

Best meal I ever ate:

Tete de veau in Les Halles

My current drink of choice:

Guiness Stout (it's low in cals) & Italian Brunello di Montalcino $$$$ or Chianti if I am broke $, Oh yeah Moet Chandon Imperial

I really wish I could:

eat sashimi @ lunch everyday

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Sauteed Carrot, Onion, Coconut Milk& Curry Casserole with Jasmine Rice cooked Persian style ask me

My favorite comfort food:

Spaghetti Bolagnese

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Los Caracoles (Barcelona), Taqueria El Faraon (Mexico City), Hoi Choi (Kowlon), Blue Smoke (NYC), Hotel Eden (Sorrento)

My most tattered cookbooks:

Joy of Cooking (duct taped together) , NY Times Claiborne (appetizers), Julia Child (1st paperback), Ada Boni, Lidia Bastianich , Oriental Cooking by Janeth Nix (very rare edition)