Best meal I ever ate:
A beef stroganoff in St. Petersburg in an almost empty modern "bistro-type" place with absolutely no charm. I had 0 expectations, and the dish nearly brought tears to my eyes.
My current drink of choice:
Absinthe
I really wish I could:
go back in time and eat at elBulli...
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
I always try to do new things when I have people over. But when I'm invited, my chocolate brownie is usually what I bring.
My favorite comfort food:
My mom's ossobuco or my step-mom's pasta neapolitan (which is really closer to a ragu alla bolognese, don't know why her recipe says "neapolitan"...)
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
Not necessarily my favorites, but my last great memories (at the top of my head): ---Pierre Gagnaire, Paris ---é, Las Vegas ---Maze, London ---The Harp, London ---Kaito Sushi, San Diego
My most tattered cookbooks:
On food and cooking, by Harold McGee
