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Real Name:

Richard

Location:

Nanaimo

Best meal I ever ate:

Had many memorable meals over the years but lately my best meal was at Locals in Courtenay. Pork slow cooked in a beer broth served on top of a pork loin slice, fried bread (can you believe!) the pulled pork, potatoes and the most amazing reduction. Finished with Chai Creme Brulee

My current drink of choice:

Different types of IPA beer

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

changes all the time

My favorite comfort food:

My mum always made mince (hamburger) stew when I was a kid so just love a large steaming bowl every now and again

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Asteras-Nanaimo, Huong Lan-Nanaimo, Locals-Courtenay, Fan-Tan alley Cafe-Victoria

My most tattered cookbooks:

Joy of Cooking (where I started), 1,000 best recipes from Cooks (great reference), Cocina Nueva, Accidental Foodie, Larousse-Cocina Mexicana