Mijoter

Best meal I ever ate:

oysters and champagne in Brede, S.A.

My current drink of choice:

ice water

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

aged roast leg of lamb, shank on, surrounded by roasted veggies

My favorite comfort food:

tapioca pudding, made with eggs and the big tapioca pearls

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Oleana (Cambridge); Olivier Rollinger (Cancale); The Inn at Little Washington (VA); Neighborhood Eating Place (Somerville);;

My most tattered cookbooks:

Simple French Food--Richard Olney; Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco-- Paula Wolfert; The Making of a Cook-- Madeleine Kamman; Martha Stewart's Pies & Tarts; The Greens Cookbook--Deborah Madison