Vel

Real Name:

Velvalee Dupree, former Vegas Showgirl (no, really...)

Location:

Seattle

Best meal I ever ate:

I hope it's yet to come!

My current drink of choice:

I'm very intrigued right now with the Acquavit cocktails at the Viking in Ballard.

I really wish I could:

Bake like a pastry chef.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Fresh mussels steamed in white wine, butter, and herbs--SO easy and out of town guests are amazed!

My favorite comfort food:

Something I can't get in Seattle: divine chicken-fried steak

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

This changes constantly, but right now I like: Jak's Steakhouse, Austin Cantina, Tropics Thai (farewell, Sabai-Sabai, I miss you!), Maxmillien's in the Market, and Brasa's Happy Hour Menu.

My most tattered cookbooks:

The one my grandmother's church put together years ago, and she gave them lots of her old family recipes!