Mister Meatball

Real Name:

What makes you think this ain't real?

Location:

Portland, Maine

Blog:

http://www.mistermeatball.com

Best meal I ever ate:

Gun to my head? First dinner at Chanterelle (NYC). Shame it's gone.

My current drink of choice:

Awful lot of Nero d'Avolas around the house.

I really wish I could:

Buy the world a shot of grappa.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Platter of Veal Milanese. B Rabe or Escarole on the side. Pasta course to start, of course. Preceded by salumi plate.

My favorite comfort food:

Pasta with peas. Runner up: potatoes and eggs.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Don Peppe (Queens); Seabra's Marisqueria (Newark); Sora Margherita (Rome); El Quim (Barcelona); Gramercy Tavern (NYC)

My most tattered cookbooks:

They write books about cooking?